Gurgaon police orders submission of licenced weapons by March

In view of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, the Gurgaon police has asked all the licenced weapon holders to deposit their weapons with their respective police stations by March 30 as directed by the Centre.
     
The Centre has issued a directive that all licenced weapons in the NCR should be deposited at least six months before the start of the games, Gurgaon Police Commissioner Surjeet Singh Deswal told reporters here today.
    
"Special instructions have been issued to the gun houses and to the police stations in this regard. The deposited weapons would be handed over to the owners after the games are over", Deswal said, adding the step was being taken to curb crime during the games.
     
The police commissioner said from now on private security agencies in Haryana will have to get registered and take a licence before beginning their operations.
     
He also said the private security agencies were doing a commendable job but their staff needed to be trained more in upkeep of security.
    
Underlining the priorities in the year 2010, he said Gurgaon Police will focus more on improving the traffic management system this year.
     
The police personnel would be imparted training on various aspects ranging from controlling cyber crime to learning lessons on etiquettes and good manners in the police lines for providing a more responsive policing system to the residents here, he said.