Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam on Monday asked all the police unit chiefs to strengthen the ongoing special drive against various criminal acts including terrorism, extortion, drug peddling, and teen violence, BSS reported.
He also asked colleagues and subordinates to strengthen traffic management activities.
“Intensify the ongoing special drive against criminal acts and traffic management. Combing operations are being conducted in crime zones to check the criminal acts,” he told the chiefs of all the police units in a special statement.
Mainul Islam said legal process is underway against those who attacked the students and other civilians during the July-August anti-discrimination student movement. The special drive started on October 18.
“Police has set up temporary check posts alongside the permanent ones. The police patrol and intelligence surveillance have been enhanced with increasing motorcycle and mobile patrols,” he said.
Of the check posts, as many as 150 permanent and mobile check posts, 300 motorcycle teams and 250 patrol teams are now in operation in the Dhaka Metropolitan (DMP) areas. Besides, taking of legal action against the criminals are being continued, added the police chief.
Legal actions like filing cases and arresting the criminals, who were involved in extortion, tender manipulation and various other kinds of criminal acts under the guidance of political parties, are going on, he continued.
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