Gandhinagar, Jun 8 (PTI) Gyanender Singh Malik on Monday took charge as the new Director General of Police of Gujarat and stressed the use of technology and expansion of CCTV camera network in key cities to improve crime prevention, detection, and investigation.
Malik, a 1993-batch IPS officer, was appointed to the vacant cadre post of Gujarat DGP, ending speculation that had lasted several months. He succeeded KLN Rao, who served as in-charge DGP.
“I would like to thank the government for entrusting me with this responsible position as DGP. Police work primarily involves crime prevention, detection, investigation, and the maintenance of law and order; these remain our top priorities,” Malik told mediapersons.
He identified drug menace, cybercrime, and traffic issues as challenges which will be tackled effectively by expanding the use of technology and CCTV surveillance.
Recalling his tenure as the Amedabad police commissioner from July 23 till his elevation, Malik said more than 24,000 CCTV cameras were added through public participation, alongside 4,000 cameras which were installed by the government and the municipal corporation, while another 3,000 (CCTV cameras) are located at police stations and control rooms.
“Our priority will be to install the maximum number of CCTV cameras in key cities across the state through public participation, enhancing the effectiveness of crime prevention, detection, and investigation,” Malik added.
The DGP said he would implement a policing style ensuring that criminals respect the law and fear the police.
“Another priority is establishing a public grievance redressal system that delivers justice at the local level, sparing citizens the need to travel to the Secretariat, the DGP’s office, or approach senior officials.
“We will work to build public trust in the police force. The Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra is scheduled to take place in Ahmedabad on July 16, presenting a challenging security and management task. As we do every year, we have already begun preparations with a focus on further improvements,” he added.
Before being appointed as Ahmedabad police chief, Malik had served as the additional director general (ADG) of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), north and airport sector, in Delhi.
He was also the inspector general (IG) of the Gujarat frontier of the Border Security Force (BSF), and worked in the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo for a year in 2002, where he was associated with war crime investigations. PTI KA NSK
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