Organisation, functions & duties of West Bengal Police
1.Aims and Objectives of the Organisation : The aims and objectives of West Bengal Police is to apply the law fairly and firmly in order to prevent and detect crime, and bring to justice those who break the law. The West Bengal Police strives to keep the State peaceful to help, to protect people through active cooperation of the community.
2) Mission / Vision : The mission of West Bengal Police is to enforce the
law and to bring the attitudinal change for greater police public harmony and thereby achieve greater efficiency in its primary objective of prevention of crime and detection of crime.Police must be compassionate, courteous and patient, acting without fear or favour or prejudice to rights of others.
About Bankura District Traffic Police
The State Traffic Police HQ is a nodal agency for all matters relating to Traffic and collection of data’s in connection Traffic accidents in the whole of West Bengal excluding the city of Kolkata covered by Calcutta Police Act and Suburban Police Act. The State Traffic Police HQ is functioning by dint of Govt. order Bo. 1484-PL/PB/3P/99 dated 15/03/2000 bifurcating Traffic and Railways. This is well defined structural organization headed by an Additional Director General of Police assisted by an Inspector General of Police and one Dy. Inspector General of Police. There is also provision of Superintendent of police to assist the hierarchy. A small number of executive staff consisting of Dy. Sps, Inspectors, Sub-Inspectors, Constables work here.
Home Safety
Beware of persons coming to your house like salesmen/hawkers etc.Switch on light when you go out of home. Inform your neighbourors about your absence from your home for a long or short period.Fixing of grills on windows and glass pane doors.Don’t allow any unknown person to enter your house without his identity.Keep side doors pad locked and main door bolted.Look through the magic eye and ensure the door chain is secure when you are going to open the door to an unknown person.Install an alarm system and learn how to use it. Monitor your alarm system and arrange for guard response. Keep ladder and stools away.Install magic eye and safety chains on doors and also use slam-shut locks instead of pad locks.Insure all valuable properties.
