Jaipur: In a grim example of the deteriorating law and order situation, two alarming incidents within days have rocked the state, shedding light on brazen crimes amid administrative disarray caused by constant transfer orders of police officials.
On Friday, a 49-year-old head cashier was shot while bravely warding off a robbery attempt at the Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch in Jhotwara.Just a day later, in the Kotputli-Behror district, a 25-year-old rape survivor was viciously attacked and shot near a police station, posing an open challenge to police by criminals operating with impunity.
Despite the Rajasthan police’s claim of arresting 1,046 history-sheeters through “area domination exercises,” the recent incidents paint a grim reality of the police’s struggle to contain violent crimes on the streets. Senior Congress leader and former MLA Mahesh Joshi, who came to meet the rape survivor at SMS hospital, also questioned the state government. “It appears that there is a complete failure to control the rising tide of crimes,” he said.
Adding to the crisis is the confusion related to police officers’ postings, reflected by a series of transfer orders that have seen the same officials shuffled from district to district.
As TOI reported on Friday, at least 10 IPS officers were transferred to their new posts within just days of them joining their duties, with some being transferred twice within one week.
Many SP-ranked officials, who initially received new postings in the list of 65 IPS officers on Feb 16, found themselves reassigned in the next list of 24 officers’ transfer orders issued on Feb 22.
Speaking to TOI, one official pointed out that officials from the state police services have yet to be transferred. “Those RPS officials who were promoted to additional SPs are still posted at their old positions reserved for DSPs,” he said, adding that two major IPS transfer orders in a single month only add to the chaos.
On Friday, a 49-year-old head cashier was shot while bravely warding off a robbery attempt at the Punjab National Bank (PNB) branch in Jhotwara.Just a day later, in the Kotputli-Behror district, a 25-year-old rape survivor was viciously attacked and shot near a police station, posing an open challenge to police by criminals operating with impunity.
Despite the Rajasthan police’s claim of arresting 1,046 history-sheeters through “area domination exercises,” the recent incidents paint a grim reality of the police’s struggle to contain violent crimes on the streets. Senior Congress leader and former MLA Mahesh Joshi, who came to meet the rape survivor at SMS hospital, also questioned the state government. “It appears that there is a complete failure to control the rising tide of crimes,” he said.
Adding to the crisis is the confusion related to police officers’ postings, reflected by a series of transfer orders that have seen the same officials shuffled from district to district.
As TOI reported on Friday, at least 10 IPS officers were transferred to their new posts within just days of them joining their duties, with some being transferred twice within one week.
Many SP-ranked officials, who initially received new postings in the list of 65 IPS officers on Feb 16, found themselves reassigned in the next list of 24 officers’ transfer orders issued on Feb 22.
Speaking to TOI, one official pointed out that officials from the state police services have yet to be transferred. “Those RPS officials who were promoted to additional SPs are still posted at their old positions reserved for DSPs,” he said, adding that two major IPS transfer orders in a single month only add to the chaos.
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