Hyderabad, Oct 13: In the backdrop of heightened threat perception, the VVIP security wing of the city police would be strengthened further by infusing additional manpower, the new Police Commissioner R P Singh said today. Singh, who took charge from the outgoing Commissioner M V Bhaskar Rao, told reporters that the amenities committee of the state assembly would be consulted to assess the requirements of the security wing.
The police force was facing new challenges in view of increasing threat to the lives of VVIPs, growing terrorist activities and white-collar crimes, he said.
Keeping in view the growing white collar crimes, the city police would take the help of experts in information technology, finance, banking and insurance sectors on a regular basis to help expedite investigations, the police Commissioner said.
Singh, who is coming back to the coveted post after his first stint during 1997-98, said his priority was to make the police people-friendly and make `communal flare-ups a thing of the past`.
"Of course, my immediate priority is to ensure fool-proof security for participants of the forthcoming Afro-Asian Games in the city," he said.
Singh said he would look into what needed to be done to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the police and equip them to face the new challenges. Bureau Report