Chandigarh : After emulating the Bihar Chief Minister’s development plank, state Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is set to do a repeat on the issue of proclaimed offenders. Presiding over a review meeting of the Punjab Police, along with the DGP, PS Gill, the Deputy CM today directed the force to launch a special drive to nab proclaimed offenders in the state. Expressing concern over 18,000 plus proclaimed offenders in a small state like Punjab, Sukhbir gave the force a time period of six months to nab at least 50 per cent of these offenders. He asked the district police chiefs and commissioners to categorise POs as A, B and C categories and focus on nabbing POs charged with heinous crimes. The Deputy CM also took strong note of traffic indiscipline in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala and asked the Commissioners/SSPs to coordinate with the civil administration and streamline the traffic within 15 days. Announcing a major recruitment drive in the state police force, Sukhbir said he had sanctioned the recruitment of 6,500 constables, including 500 women constables, to strengthen the depleting strength of constabulary at the thana level.
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