Guwahati, 31 Jan: New DGP Gyanendra Pratap Singh on Tuesday said the state police will ride on the back of good investigation, forensic scrutiny and prosecution to fight crimes.
Taking charge from the outgoing DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta at the Assam Police headquarters here, Singh addressed his first press conference as the new director general of police of the northeastern state.
“Most important pillars of action against crime and criminals are good investigation, good prosecution, good forensic (scrutiny) — that shall be the backdrop for the next few years of Assam Police,” said Singh, who was the Special DGP (law and prder) prior to the new task.
He was responding to a query if the Assam Police got a moral boosting after the recent Gauhati High Court judgment, in which clean chit was given to the force in a PIL on the high number of encounters in the state since Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assumed charge in May 2021. (PTI)
“All measures that are provided by law to Assam Police shall be used to counter crime and criminals so that people are kept safe. There is a vast spectrum of action that needs to be taken by police to counter criminals and crime,” Singh said. (PTI)