U.P. DGP’s ‘Hindu panchang-based’ technique to checkmate felony gangs
The director normal of police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, Vijaya Kumar has in an inner round directed cops to make use of the ‘Hindu panchang’ to evaluate the interval when felony gangs are most definitely to strike.
U.P. DGP’s ‘Hindu panchang-based’ technique to checkmate felony gangs (Picture for illustration)
The ‘panchang’ is a lunisolar calendar that makes use of customary Hindu timekeeping items and shows vital dates and intervals.
The DGP’s August 14 round with a duplicate of the ‘panchang’ hooked up to it, directs cops throughout the state to accentuate night time patrolling throughout darker nights, the time when these gangs are most anticipated to strike.
The DGP requested the police officers to do crime mapping of such incidents and establish sizzling spots. He additionally requested officers to accentuate night time patrolling in such areas.
The DGP’s round additionally directs cops to stay alert on ‘Amavasya (no moon day and the darkest night time of the lunar month)’ and even states that the no moon day would occur on August 16, September 14 and October 14. The DGP has directed officers to stay alert every week earlier than and after these dates.
On DGP’s push, an alert has been raised, particularly for darkish nights because the felony gangs are most harmful throughout this era.
“All felony gangs largely observe the fundamental pattern of putting throughout darkish nights,” defined a police inspector, who has studied the modus-operandi of such felony gangs.
“Every month has about 15 nights when there’s little or no moonlight. This is called Krishna Paksh in Hindu mythology and that is the time when these gangs usually strike after having studied their victims throughout brighter nights (Shukla Paksh),” the inspector defined.
SAFETY TIPS
Set up padlocks and a double lock system on the doorways. These felony gangs can simply break right into a home if there are solely latches to lock the doorways.
Set up safety alarms
Make sure that streetlights in colonies are useful.
Take care to not permit strangers to loiter close to homes or to permit them in for any work.
Maintain cellphone numbers of the closest police station/outpost in cost useful.
Individuals staying close to railway tracks or close to rivers ought to stay particularly alert.
