Beat books distributed among beat officers to change thana culture:Mushtaq Sukhera

Lahore: As many as 3600 beat books comprising of 150 pages have been provided to all beat officers across Punjab.

According to the vision of Inspector General of Police Punjab, Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera, to control the crime, change of thana culture, collection of sensitive information, timely provision of justice to the people and elimination of corruption from the department, first time in the history of Punjab Police, unified beat books have been launched and all information which entered in these beat books could be simultaneously monitored by the IGP through Centralized Computer System (CCS) in his office.

The concerned beat officers have started data entries after getting professional training in this regard. These beat books have seven different categories with 70 detailed instructions. These categories included SOPs for the officers and beat book officers, patrolling in beats, preparation of lists of important buildings and criminals, police deployment, security of Masajid, Madrassas, Churches and holy places of other minorities, security monitoring of important religious personalities and arrest of hardened criminals, police and court absconders and suspect persons of the beat.

IGP Punjab can also monitor all entries on TV screen through a device installed in Centralized Computer System (CCS). Similarly, all RPOs, CPOs and DPOs could also do the same practice in their respective areas. This system enables them to address the public complaints along with the smashing of the criminals of the beat.

These beat officers were also issued a code of conduct to get the better results from these data entries. Code of conduct included that all beat officers by observing the law will not only interrogate the criminal cases but would also ensure the completion of timely challan of various cases. They will also refrain to pressurize the people for getting fake evidences / witnesses, and never lose their temper and tried to monitor the criminal elements and the tenants who involved in illegal activities in their respective beats.