Will try to bring Jamnagar gangster to country soon: DGP

RAJKOT: Director General of Police Aashish Bhatia visited Rajkot on Saturday and held meetings with senior city police officers in matters of policing and handling law and order situation in the city.
Later, addressing the media, Bhatia assured that the department is trying its best to arrest Jamnagar gangster, Jayesh Ranpariya (Patel). “The CID crime is already investigating the case and we also want to expedite the probe, locate and bring him back to the country very soon.We have appointed Deepan Bhadran in Jamnagar and also strengthened him with additional teams. He (Bhadran) had worked with the ATS and was DCP crime, which is why he has been specially selected for this task. I believe he will be effective in his work and we are also monitoring this investigation at the state level.”
Replying to another query on verifying the allegations levelled by Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani regarding inaction of Rajkot range IGP Sandeep Singh, Bhatia said that he is verifying the allegations.
Soon after the appointment of Bhadran, Nathwani, in a series of tweets, questioned the working of the police department. He tweeted: “While new #Jamnagar SP @BhadranDeepan will use his brilliance and firm hands on criminals, some people suspect, I don’t know true or false, that Range IG Sandip Singh in past settled some cases in favour of criminals in tune with some politicians."
However, no action has been initiated by the police department or no inquiry has been ordered against the allegations so far.
Bhatia also ducked a volley about city police’s alleged lenient approach towards members of the ruling BJP and said “I will discuss this issue with the police officers here.”
‘NO FLOUTING OF COVID NORMS IN RALLIES’
While reassuring that police will ensure social distancing norms are maintained during political rallies in the by-election of eight assembly constituencies, Bhatia told reporters, “The power of maintaining social distance as per the rules have been handed over to the local police commissioner and the superintendent of police. They will ensure that no safety norms are broken in the rallies.”