PUNE: The state government’s approval to a proposal for setting up an independent police station at Wagholi was awaited, city police commissioner Amitabh Gupta said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters after inaugurating a new crime branch office (unit VI) in Wagholi, Gupta said, “We have already sent a proposal to the government for setting up a police station at Wagholi. We are expecting approval for the same at the earliest. The new establishment will be critical to meeting various challenges relating to maintenance of law and order and tackling crime due to rapid urbanisation of Wagholi and adjoining areas.”
“We have increased the presence of policemen in rural Pune after the merger, but issues relating to traffic congestion persist. We will be addressing issues relating to traffic at the earliest,” the police chief added.
He told TOI, “The crime branch unit, headed by a senior inspector and 18 policemen has been given the task of controlling activities of criminals and gangs operating in Lonikand and Loni Kalbhor areas.”
Senior inspector Ganesh Mane from crime branch (unit VI) said, “We have arrested 60 criminals in 71 cases relating to chain snatching, robbery, vehicle thefts, and other cases.”
