Team Herald
PANJIM: To enhance public safety and curb violations, the Goa Police conducted a special night drive by deploying police personnel in key areas across the State ensuring strict monitoring of law and order.
To ensure the drive’s success, police personnel deployed included officers from the District Police, Traffic Police, IRBn, and GRP. A total of 658 personnel were on duty, with 392 from the District Police, 122 from the Traffic Police, 110 from IRBn, and 34 from GRP.
During the drive, intensive checks were conducted through nakabandis, foot patrolling, mobile patrolling, and beach patrolling. A total of 61 nakabandis and 71 pickets were deployed to enhance vigilance. Traffic violations were strictly monitored, resulting in 591 cases being booked, including 56 for drunken driving and 535 for other traffic violations. Additionally, 160 cases were registered under minor acts such as smoking and spitting in public places.
As part of the enforcement efforts, 1,220 vehicles were thoroughly checked, and several persons were rounded up for verification. The special drive aimed at ensuring a safe environment for citizens by maintaining strict vigilance on any suspicious activities, a statement from the police department said.
The drive was personally supervised by Director General of Police (DGP) Alok Kumar, IPS, along with other senior officers, including DIG (Range) Varsha Sharma, IPS and SP, North Goa, Akshat Kaushal, IPS, among others, who supervised operations to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.