Dhanbad: After launching a crackdown against Wasseypur-based criminals in the aftermath of the murder of a realtor, Nanhe Khan, Dhanbad police organised blanket distribution camp, during Police Aapke Dwar Programme. Around 200 local residents were provided with quilts to beat the chill.

Senior Police officers led by Sanjeev Kumar, senior superintendent of police, even heard out the grievances of some of the local residents and also provided on the spot solutions to some of the issues raised by them.

The programme that began at around 10 am in the morning had several police officers, including Reshma Rameshan, Superintendent of Police (Rural); Manoj Swargiyari, Additional Superintendent of Police; AmarKumar Pandey, DSP (Govindpur) and Rajesh Kumar, DSP (Traffic) besides local residents led by Nisar Alam, former councilor of Ward Number 17 and others.

Talking to media at the site, Sanjeev Kumar who also dined with the commoners during the feast said, “Today’s programme is part of community police effort that aims at apprising people that we are to serve them and that they can freely interact with the police to seek solutions for their problems.”

“Besides organizing the feast for more than 1000 persons and distributing blankets among the common people we also listened to their complaints and problems and tried to address the issues raised by them to the best of our community,” said Kumar.

Senior journalist-cum-social worker Md Imtiyaz said, “This is a commendable initiative by the police. But real change will happen when the local residents will have no inhibition in speaking to the cops.”

Praduman Choubey

Garwa’s superintendent of police donates quilts

SP Anjani Kumar Jha distributed blankets among the homeless at Garhwa Railway Station, on Wednesday night. The Telegraph

Garwa: Sparing a though for the destitute, Garwa’s superintendent of police, Anjani Kumar Jha, distributed as many as 50 blankets among the homeless across the town. A majority of the recipients were beggars and the street dwellers The operation started at around 10 pm and continued till 12 am. Jha visited Garhwa Railway Station, near RAV Stadium, Ranka more and other places, scouting for people in need of blankets.

S P said, “Blankets were given primarily to rickshaw pullers or beggars.” He even appealed to the general public to donate to the poor during the winter season.

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