Camouflage dress-up for Charlie Commandos, as city police look to dominate streets
   Date :22-Feb-2021

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Staff Reporter ;
 
For more effective response to crime scenes, top brass of city police is aiming to reshape the patrolling patterns of Charlie Commandos. Now, the Commandos would be dressed-up in camouflage and equipped with new motorcycles as Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar desires more patrolling and making presence of police personnel felt on streets. Street crime off late is proving to be a major cause of trouble for the cops who want to seize the control. Though the crimes are not yet troubling for law and order, the top city police brass wants to instill a sense of control of the situation and hence reshaping the response from Charlie Commandos, the frontal patrolling force.
 
The utmost test for street policing is response time and now after studying all models it is decided that on receipt of a call the Charlie Commando should reach the spot within seven minutes. Since Control Room is the nerve centre, the same is going to monitor and analyse the response of cops on the street and only who met the criteria are going to make the cut in future. CP Amitesh Kumar explained the idea with ‘The Hitavada’ about the need for restructuring the patrolling patterns of the commandos, saying a visibility of strong police force on streets is necessary to create deterrence among the anti-social elements. Similarly, reaching the crime scene within a few minutes is also important as it sends the message in the right corners. Further most of the time faster response can cut off goons escape plans and it would further boost confidence among citizens, thus creating a positive atmosphere for the police force. Every police station has four Charlie Commandos assigned for each of the beats.
 
The commandos are tasked with curbing the menace of illegal activities in their respective areas. A basic fundamental of policing is patrolling and a particular mobile force moving about on smaller vehicles is that they can reach to those dark corners that are potential flash spots for crimes. As to dressing, the same would increase visibility of cops on streets and reassure citizens that they are safe and no need for any worries. The City Police are procuring new camouflage dresses and motorcycles for the commandos. Zonal Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) were directed to restructure the patrolling patterns after analysing the beat and illegal activities thereon so that Commandos are effectively deployed and utilised, Kumar further said.
 
As to dressing-up in camouflage, the city police boss said the need of time is to seize the initiative. Most of the time it is observed on seeing cops, criminals feel intimidated and the idea is to dominate the street in a bid to take on the might of criminals. It may be mentioned that Maharashtra Police personnel are being trained for launching of single emergency helpline number 112, which will connect people in distress with the police, fire and medical services. After receiving distress calls from citizens, the police control room will relay the information on wireless and concerned Charlie Commandos will rush to the spot.