Security Concerns - Letter to PM on 18th June 2014

1    Dear Shri Modiji, The increasing crimes against the vulnerable (Women, Children, Mentally challenged, Sr Citizens) in most cities and even villages is indeed appalling. I read about Shri Rajnath Singh wanting to expedite the Nirbhaya project. It will be indeed good to have the necessary infrastructure and sensitivity of the police force and allied emergency services to react within minutes of a crime or possibility of crime. However prevention is better than cure. It reminds me of Ex-Police Commissioner of Mumbai Mr Julio Rodrigues interaction with my late father in 1980s, that Mumbai is safe cause the Mumbai police know each and every goon in a locality and have a vast informer network. Today over the last 2 decades, the crime graph has gone up as police force have become another revenue generating department for their political masters. When you get promotions and other benefits by meeting ‘revenue’ targets especially in collaboration with local criminals, why would a policeman work hard to instill confidence in law-abiding citizens and fear in criminals. GOI needs to take measures to see that the police force is effective in preventing crime and people regain their trust in the police force. The increasing police patrols and police-public interaction itself will, in my humble opinion, reduce the crime rate by half. Jai Hind.