VOLUME I ISSUE 4 AUGUST 2008 K OLKATA P OLICE We care for you. NEWS IN THIS ISSUE Unit of the Month G News G Events G Achievements G Community Policing G Crime News G Important Helplines and Website

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THE MONTH OF JULY FOR KOLKATA POLICE BEGAN WITH THE Traffic Police organizing the Second Traffic Safety Week to promote awareness of ‘Road Safety Rules’ among the people of Kolkata. As a gesture to the flood-affected people of West Bengal, the Kolkata Police Family Welfare Centre made a donation to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Friendship Cup 2008 A significant welfare measure was the signing of the revised MOU for the Mediclaim Policy for police personnel of Kolkata FRIENDSHIP CUP’08 (PARA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT) WAS Police with National Insurance Corporation. PLAYED WITH A LOT OF GRIT AND ENTHUSIASM. THE A batch of 27 IPS probationers of the 60th RR (2007) visited FINALS AND CLOSING CEREMONY WERE HELD WITH Lalbazar and interacted with the Commissioner of Police and FANFARE ON 20 JULY. other senior officers. Millennium Club of Muchipara Police Station won the Cup. The The Friendship Cup Football Tournament 2008 (Para Football runners-up was Students XI Sporting Club of Beniapukur Police Tournament) came to an end with Millennium Club of Station. Muchipara Police Station winning the Cup Finals at Bodyguard An exhibition match was also held between teams Commis- Lines, Alipore. Shri Sudarsan Roychoudhary, MIC, Higher sioner of Police XI and Kolkata Police XI that comprised veteran Education, Government of West Bengal, was the Chief Guest players. The Commissioner’s XI won 1-0. Shri Sudarsan Roy- on the occasion. choudhary, MIC, Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, After long deliberations, the Civil-Military Liaison Conference was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The Commissioner of Po- hosted at Lalbazar came to a resolution on issues related to lice, senior police officers, stage personality Shri Rudra Prasad security and mutual concern. Sengupta and sport icons like Sailen Manna, Shaw Mewalal, P K With terrorist incidents increasing, Kolkata Police has begun a Banerjee, Chunni Goswami, Sukumar Samajpati, Mahidul Islam, series of measures to make the city safer for its people. Among Barreto, Maxil Garcia, and Arun Lal were present. them is special ‘security advisory’ to increase public awareness Each player of the winning team was awarded a colour TV and on the issue. This issue carries the advisory (box on page 3) DVD player. The runners-up: a mobile phone each. Six players while a special item will be brought out on this in the next. will get a chance to train with FC Bayern Munich in Germany.

EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman: K Hari Rajan: Additional Commissioner of Police (IV), Kolkata Editor: Sudhir Misra, Spl. Addl. Commissioner of Police and Jt Commissioner of Police (O) Member: Javed Shamim: Deputy Commissioner of Police (1), Detective Department Member: Manab Bandyopadhyay, Public Relations Officer, Kolkata Police K OLKATA N Take heart, senior citizens, help Nandan, an important landmark building that falls under South Division is here

NIT OF THE ONTH AN IMPORTANT PROJECT HAS BEEN U M : South Division TAKEN UP BY SOUTH DIVISION, WHICH IS aimed at reaching out to the senior citi- IT WAS UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE census was 9.7 million. zens of Kolkata. The project, “Security GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL NO. 2757 The important buildings and structures lo- with Dignity”, has been taken up as a pilot DATED 2 MAY 1872 THAT THE CITY OF cated in the Division are: Victoria Memo- project under Lake Police Station. It has CALCUTTA WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE rial hall, Rabindra Sadan, Academy of Fine been started in collaboration with an NGO POLICE DIVISIONS, EACH UNDER THE Arts, the Nandan Complex, Birla Planetar- CHARGE OF A SUPERINTENDENT OF ium, Kalighat Temple, Birla Mandir, Na- for senior citizens, Dignity Foundation, 70 POLICE. tional Library, Vidya Sagar Setu. Babubagan Lane, Kolkata 700 031. The Southern Division was one of the Five Assistant Commissioners supervise Under the project, senior citizens of Lake three. The boundary of the division then the 15 police stations in the Division. Police Station area are requested to fill up extended from Dharamtollah to the The character of South Division is that of a registration form and deposit it at the southern boundary of Calcutta. The order a modern and cosmopolitan Kolkata. The police station or the Dignity Foundation also said the division would comprise Division has a preponderance of shop- office. The forms are available at Lake Po- Sections M to R (Police Stations) includ- ping malls, shopping arcades and multi- ing the Fort Police. lice Station as well as the Dignity Founda- storied housing complexes. Mylan was appointed the first Superin- tion office. The Division is a challenge to the police tendent of the Southern Division at a After the registration is over, a team com- for many reasons. The sheer size of the salary of Rs450 and Rs50 per month as prising police officers and Dignity Foun- Division means a jump in the number of horse allowance. His quarters were at the dation volunteers will visit the senior Park Street Station House. cases, law and order problems, accidents, etc. The common boundary it shares with citizen at his residence and conduct a se- The present physical boundaries of South curity audit. The senior citizen would be Division are: Rani Rashmoni Avenue as the West Bengal Police complicates mat- advised on security at his residence. The the northernmost road; Prince Anwar ters too. senior citizen would also be assisted on Shah Road as its southernmost bound- The security of important landmark ary; Diamond Harbour Road as its west- buildings in the division also adds to the matters of local concerns, health issues ern boundary; and Rifle Range Road as policing burden. But South Division has and other related matters. The volunteers its eastern boundary. taken up all these challenges and work and police officers will visit senior citizens The total area of South Division is 34 sq. untiringly to make it a more peaceful every month and regular feedback will be km. and the population as per the last place. sought on the progress of the project.

SECOND ROAD SAFETY WEEK OF THE YEAR: 780 students of 22 schools competed in slogan and art competitions as part of the second Road Safety Week of this year. 25 booths were set up at important road junctions in the city where NCC Cadets and NGOs took part in the awareness campaign. Shri K Harirajan, Additional Commissioner of Police (IV), inaugurated the week. P OLICE NEWS Victoria Memorial, another important building in South Division

NEWS: Fighting Be Alert. Be Vigilant. Crime Be Watchful. On 11 September 2000, around 10-30 Call 1090 p.m., a jewellery merchant of New Market, Bishnu Kishan Chand Mahatani, was found to report anything suspicious. Your identity will be kept secret. lying in a pool of blood with a deep cut on SIMPLE TIPS TO FIGHT CRIME AND TERRORISM the throat inside the bedroom of his flat at Radiant Park Apartments, 201 New Park In case you suspect something: Call 1090 at once, and give as many Street. He died at Calcutta National Medical details as possible about the suspect or the vehicle. Keep an eye on College Hospital the same night. the suspect or vehicle while informing the police. Homicide Squad, DD, investigated the case and found that an Elliot Road resident, Keith YOU CAN HELP David Roy, was in the house of the victim on Dos 11 September. Keith David Roy was arrested Don’ts and a finger ring of the victim was recov- 1. Please inform about any suspicious ac- 1. Do not touch any unclaimed, aban- ered from his possession. After investigation tivity that comes to your attention to doned, suspicious object till the arrival a charge sheet was submitted . local Police Station or Lalbazar Control of the police. Room on toll free no.1090. Your identity On completion of the trial, Ld. Addl. Dist. 2. Do not panic on hearing a rumour. Ver- will not be disclosed. and Sessions Judge 10th Court, Alipore sen- ify facts from Lalbazar Police Control 2. Please inform about any unclaimed, tenced the accused to life imprisonment Room or local Police Station. abandoned or suspicious article lying in and fined him Rs1,000. 3. Do not crowd the place if any suspicious your locality on toll free no. 1090. object has been found. Please co-oper- Acting on a tip-off, the Narcotics Cell of 3. Please inform about any unclaimed vehi- ate with the police and clear the area as DD arrested four drug traffickers—Jiban cle, two-wheeler or bicycle parked in soon as possible. Karmakar, Uttam Sarkar, Raja Deb alias your locality for a long time on toll free 4. Do not leave your personal baggage or Narayan and Shyamal Chakrabarty on 30 no. 1073. leave your vehicle / two-wheeler / bicy- March 2006 near the 11A bus terminus on 4. Please collect detailed information of a cle unattended at any place for long. Dum Dum Road with 40 kg of cannabis. tenant before renting out your property Charge sheets were submitted against all For emergencies, dial 100 (toll free) and inform the local Police Station. A the accused. tenant profile form can be obtained For informing the police, dial 1090 (toll free) After the trial, the main accused Jiban Kar- from the local Police Station or down- For abandoned vehicle/traffic related makar was convicted for 11 years of rigor- loaded from Kolkata Police’s website. queries, dial 1073 (toll free) ous imprisonment and fined Rs 100,000. The Lalbazar Control Room numbers Visit our website: www.kolkatapolice.org other three accused were sentenced to 8 2214-3230 / 2214-1310 / 2214-3024 Write to Commissioner of Police at years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 2250-5090 / 2250-5099 / 2250-5265 [email protected] Rs50,000 each. K OLKATA P OLICE NEWS Events COMMUNITY POLICING Pulse Polio: Polio drops were administered KOLKATA POLICE SPORTS to 3,639 children at 47 police stations on Pulse Polio Day on 6 July. The programme The Kolkata Police Football Team reached was held in association with UNICEF. the quarter-finals of the Bengal Peerless Trades Cup Tournament 2008 but lost to Blood donation camp: Probaho, the Tollygunge Agragami Club. But their per- weekly blood donation camp of Kolkata formance was a stand-out among 42 top Police, was conducted at the PTS, 2nd Bn. teams of the city. and 8th Bn., SF (RAF, SAF, Commando) Police teams are playing in: Football: IFA and SCO. Three hundred and fifty-two po- Super Division league; Rugby: Calcutta licemen and civilians donated blood at Cup at CCFC Ground; Basketball: 1st Divi- the camps. sion WBBA League. Gift distribution: Gift boxes provided by The Kolkata Police Inter-Unit Football Civil-Military Conference at Lalbazar Samaritan’s Purse containing every item a Tournament ’08 is also on at 5th Bn child could probably need in his day-to- Ground for Unarmed Branches and at day life were distributed to each and Bodyguard Lines for Armed Branches. every Nabadisha schoolchild at all its cen- tres in July. KPFWC news: The President and the members of Kolkata Police Family Wel- Dial 100: Special episodes of Dial 100 fare Centre handed over a cheque of were telecast on Doordarshan on the Po- Rs2,00,001 to the Chief Minister of West lice Museum, Port Division, South Divi- Bengal on 8 July as a donation to the sion and North Division of Kolkata Police. Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to provide A special episode, ‘Security with Dignity’, relief to the flood-affected people of concerning the problems of senior citi- West Bengal. zens was telecast too. MOU with National Insurance on Mediclaim TALK TO US Dial 100 for Emergency Dial 1090 to give any information to the Police Dial 1073 for issues related to Traffic

IPS probationers meet the Commissioner of A photograph of a woman police officer (All numbers are toll free) Police at Lalbazar directing traffic in the Anandabazar Patrika IMPORTANT INFORMATION Website www.kolkatapolice.org 1073 (toll free); from Vodafone and Airtel ‘800’ (toll free) Published by Manab Bandyopadhyay Email [email protected] SMS ‘trf’ to 575756 for latest traffic updates by return Public Relations Officer, Kolkata Police Lalbazar EPABX +91 33 2250 5000 SMS (chargeable); powered by SMS Xprez 18 Lalbazar Street, Kolkata 700 001 Senior Citizen Helpline + 91 98300 88884 Public Grievance Cell +91 33 2250 5134 Control Room, Lalbazar + 91 33 22505090, 22143024/ Traffic Cell: 98308 11111 / 98300 10000 Designed and printed by Bee Ideas 3230 & 1090 (toll free) Women Crisis Response Centre: 1091 20/3 Ballygunge Place, Kolkata 700 019 Traffic Control Room + 91 33 22143644 / 22505096 & Medical Helpline: 98300 79999 +91 33 2440 0642 / 9830052226