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U.P. govt. gives more power to police
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- Uttar Pradesh government recently passed a proposal to introduce the police commissioner system in two major cities, under which IPS officers would get additional authority including magisterial powers.
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- Proposal Passed:
(1) The proposals were passed by the State Cabinet headed by Chief Minister of UP.
(2) The police commissioner system would be implemented in Lucknow and Gautambuddha Nagar.
- Reason for the Proposed System:
(1) As per an official statement, the government listed several reasons including the hi-tech nature and complexity of crimes, organised crime menace like drugs and human trafficking and cyber crimes.
(2) While the government does not directly link the introduction of the police commissioner system to the recent protests, it evaluates the present system of crowd control as inadequate to prevent damage to public property.
- Police Commissioner System:
(1) In police commissioner system, police works as a team, under which the police commissioner has some magisterial powers in order to take forward smart and effective policing.
- State Govt had Issued Notices:
(1) This point stands out as the State govt. recently issued notices to around 500 persons across U.P. asking them to pay hefty fines for the damage to public and private property in the violence that took place during the protests against the CAA.
Sources
The Hindu