Bengaluru’s newly appointed Police Commissioner B Dayananda mentioned Wednesday that visitors administration and cybercrime shall be his high priorities. Taking on from outgoing commissioner C H Pratap Reddy, Dayananda expressed his dedication to sustaining the general public’s belief within the division and addressing the quite a few challenges forward.
In his first interplay with the media after taking cost, Dayananda mentioned that he’ll look into whether or not towing must be re-introduced in Bengaluru. “We’ll research the professionals and cons of the towing system and submit it to the federal government to take a name,” he added.
“Visitors administration within the metropolis must be coordinated with the civic companies. We’ll work in direction of decongesting Bengaluru,” Dayananda mentioned.
He additionally emphasised the necessity to strengthen the intelligence wing. “It (intelligence) is the spine of the division. For higher policing, intelligence must be an environment friendly division,” Dayananda mentioned.
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With Bengaluru reporting greater than 4,000 cyber crimes this 12 months, Dayananda, who has been credited for his tech-savvy work previously, mentioned, “Cybercrime is certainly a problem. Among the small cybercrimes should be dealt with on the police station degree (common stations). It could actually cut back the burden of the police personnel who particularly concentrate on the identical. Ample coaching must be offered, which shall be executed.”
Dayananda was earlier posted because the superintendent of police within the Bijapur, Belagavi, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada and Kolar districts. He’s the recipient of the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service (2011), United Nations Medal for World Peace Maintaining service in Kosovo (2003-04) and Chief Ministers Gold Medal (1998-99). On the event of Republic Day in 2022, he was awarded the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service.
Moreover this policing expertise, Dayananda additionally has expertise dealing with the transport division as he labored because the Karnataka transport and street security commissioner. He additionally taken care of the affairs of the state Forensic Science Laboratory for 2 years throughout which period its reorganisation was taken up. An unique cyber forensic lab was additionally arrange and inaugurated.
Dayananda began a police weblog in 2005, most likely the primary of its variety in India whereas working as SP of the Dakshina Kannada district. For this, he was awarded the ‘E-gov Award for Innovation – 2006’ at a global convention on e-governance held in New Delhi in 2006. Underneath his steering, the Bengaluru Metropolis Police began utilizing varied social media instruments to raised join with folks.
