Shillong, November 16:Concerned over the rising crimes in the state held a meeting with headmen from various localities of East Khasi Hills district on Friday. The meeting is part of the “Safe- Secure Shillong” campaign.
Addressing a group of Rangbah Shnongs (Headman) from various localities of the East Khasi hills District, at the meeting at the DGP office, Kharkhrang called upon the Dorbar heads to work in tandem with the police department in fighting down crime.
Stressing on the need to not manhandle or take laws into their hands he told the Rangbah shnongs to call the police instead if a catch of any sort is ever made, be it drugs, prostitution or theft.
He also educated the Rangbah shnongs on the case of drug peddlers who if caught be handed to police without being searched and leave the searching to the police.
“In most of the drug related cases, when we reached the spot the accused is already searched by the dorbar head and the drugs are found in the hands of the people who caught them which weakens the case in court and the drug peddler escapes conviction.”
Considering the increasing number of cases where the antecedants of the accuse is not know, kharkharang urged the house owners and employeers to register their tenants and employees with the local dorbar which he felt will help the police in tracing them.
The police department is also contemplating to rope in the youths in fighting crime for which the police is planning to have an interactive programmes with the youths in various colleges and localities of the city.(SP News)
