In the year 2009, there were 45 cases of robbery in district Dehradun, which is the highest in Uttarakhand. Other notable districts include Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri and Chamoli, though instances of robberies are prevalent in all districts of the state. Dehradun city recorded 14 cases of robbery, which is the highest in the state. 2010 is not even a month in and yet the registered cases of theft are alarming. The new year started on a sour note for the Vikasnagar police station, owing to a theft of Rss 4.88 lakhs from an area falling under their jurisdiction. Two armed men on a motorcycle robbed the forest ranger of the amount, while the latter was transferring the money from Kulhal Barrier to Tigli range office. On the same day, the police station received a complaint from Lt Colonel Devesh Chaturvedi (Retd), from whose bank account a sum of Rs 4.93 lakhs had been stolen through Internet banking. There are several other incidents showing how rampant the robbery is, including the case of purse-snatching, in which a lady who had withdrawn money from her State Bank account was robbed of the Rs 15,000 that she was carrying on her person. There was another incident of robbery on the very next day, in which a woman, E Peter was a victim of purse-snatching by two men on a motorcycle on Old Survey Road. There was reportedly cash worth Rs 5000 and two mobile phones in the purse. On January 9, this year, a retired subedar of CRPF, Trilok Singh Rawat was returning home on foot after withdrawing Rs 2 lakhs from his bank when two men on a motorcycle snatched his bag and escaped.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Cops’ ‘Bhaymukt’ campaign: For people or criminals?
Dehradun : The ambitious ‘Bhaymukt’ (Freedom from Fear) campaign launched by the Uttarakhand Police seems to have given robbers and thieves more opportunities to steal. This statement is proved by the daily incidents of robbery as well as by the statistics released by Uttarakhand Police.
In the year 2009, there were 45 cases of robbery in district Dehradun, which is the highest in Uttarakhand. Other notable districts include Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri and Chamoli, though instances of robberies are prevalent in all districts of the state. Dehradun city recorded 14 cases of robbery, which is the highest in the state. 2010 is not even a month in and yet the registered cases of theft are alarming. The new year started on a sour note for the Vikasnagar police station, owing to a theft of Rss 4.88 lakhs from an area falling under their jurisdiction. Two armed men on a motorcycle robbed the forest ranger of the amount, while the latter was transferring the money from Kulhal Barrier to Tigli range office. On the same day, the police station received a complaint from Lt Colonel Devesh Chaturvedi (Retd), from whose bank account a sum of Rs 4.93 lakhs had been stolen through Internet banking. There are several other incidents showing how rampant the robbery is, including the case of purse-snatching, in which a lady who had withdrawn money from her State Bank account was robbed of the Rs 15,000 that she was carrying on her person. There was another incident of robbery on the very next day, in which a woman, E Peter was a victim of purse-snatching by two men on a motorcycle on Old Survey Road. There was reportedly cash worth Rs 5000 and two mobile phones in the purse. On January 9, this year, a retired subedar of CRPF, Trilok Singh Rawat was returning home on foot after withdrawing Rs 2 lakhs from his bank when two men on a motorcycle snatched his bag and escaped.
In the year 2009, there were 45 cases of robbery in district Dehradun, which is the highest in Uttarakhand. Other notable districts include Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri and Chamoli, though instances of robberies are prevalent in all districts of the state. Dehradun city recorded 14 cases of robbery, which is the highest in the state. 2010 is not even a month in and yet the registered cases of theft are alarming. The new year started on a sour note for the Vikasnagar police station, owing to a theft of Rss 4.88 lakhs from an area falling under their jurisdiction. Two armed men on a motorcycle robbed the forest ranger of the amount, while the latter was transferring the money from Kulhal Barrier to Tigli range office. On the same day, the police station received a complaint from Lt Colonel Devesh Chaturvedi (Retd), from whose bank account a sum of Rs 4.93 lakhs had been stolen through Internet banking. There are several other incidents showing how rampant the robbery is, including the case of purse-snatching, in which a lady who had withdrawn money from her State Bank account was robbed of the Rs 15,000 that she was carrying on her person. There was another incident of robbery on the very next day, in which a woman, E Peter was a victim of purse-snatching by two men on a motorcycle on Old Survey Road. There was reportedly cash worth Rs 5000 and two mobile phones in the purse. On January 9, this year, a retired subedar of CRPF, Trilok Singh Rawat was returning home on foot after withdrawing Rs 2 lakhs from his bank when two men on a motorcycle snatched his bag and escaped.
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