Union minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir flags off `Bicycle Patrols’

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New Delhi : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir flagged off “Bicycle Patrols” launched by Delhi Police at a function here on May 30, 2017. The Chief Guest flagged off the first batch of 65 bicycles allotted to the Eastern Range of Delhi Police in the presence of the Guest of Honour Manoj Tiwari, MP, Amulya Patnaik, Commissioner of Police, Delhi, and a large number of police officers and residents including Police Mitras of the three districts of Eastern Range.

As a ‘green’ initiative for patrolling the parks, congested lanes and by-lanes, the cooperative societies etc, Delhi Police has introduced bicycle patrols to complement and supplement its existing motorcycle and PCR patrols which focus mainly on crime prevention along the arterial and main roads of Delhi,according to a PIB release.

Cycle patrols can go where traditional patrol vehicles cannot. The bicycle patrols will reach the narrow and heavily congested areas where mechanized vehicles find it difficult to reach and maintain a steady presence. They will also be utilized for patrolling during odd hours when the residents are taking rest since they are less disturbing, said the PIB release.