Patna: Additional Director General Kundan Krishnan said the cell would prepare dossiers on identified contract killers, including their physical description, photographs, addresses, and other details. This would enable police to track their movements even after their release from jail. District police personnel have been directed to monitor such individuals closely.
“Some youths have been found indulging in contract killings for money. We have constituted a new cell to maintain a data bank and check their activities,” Kundan said.
Police have so far identified 1,290 people who have acquired proceeds of crime, and their assets will soon be seized.
Proposal for fast-track courts
To ensure speedy trials in heinous crime cases, the state police have sent a proposal to start Fast Track Courts (FTCs). Kundan highlighted that around 2,000 people used to get life imprisonment annually until 2012-13 when FTCs were functional. “The rate of crime, especially heinous crimes attracting imprisonment of over seven years, can be checked through speedy trials,” he added.
Separate narcotics and prohibition division
While the Narcotics Cell under STF is operational, police plan to set up a separate Narcotics and Prohibition Division to strengthen efforts against drug abuse. A proposal for this division will soon be sent to the state cabinet. Kundan said the move would help tackle the problem of opium, heroin, smack, and other psychotropic substances being used by youths in Bihar.
Decline in naxal activities
Kundan stated that naxal activities have declined significantly, with armed groups wiped out from Gaya, Aurangabad, Munger, and Jamui – once hotbeds of such operations. Currently, only three armed naxal groups are active in Munger and Jamui. In the first six months of this year, STF arrested 82 naxalites.
Murder rates stable despite recent incidents
Addressing concerns over recent murders in the state, Kundan said statistics do not suggest a rise in the average crime graph. “This is an election year and a narrative is being built through misinformation and disinformation. No one should try to demoralise the police department, which has always acted against black sheep,” he said.
