Observing that the criminals have taken to various modus operandi to carry out crimes, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked police to adopt scientific tools for investigation of the case in addition to routine methods.
"The nature of crime has been changing over time....Under the circumstances, the police too enhance investigation methodology and take up scientific tools for expeditious investigation in such cases," Kumar said while inaugurating the 43rd All India Police Science Congress.
The development in science and technology and arms have been coming handy for the criminals too as reflected in growing cases of cyber crime, the Chief Minister observed and asked the police to take up scientific methods to deal with such cases.
He lauded the Bihar police for adopting scientific methods for speeding investigation of criminal cases and said that the results were there for all to see as there has been vast improvement in the law and order situation and the people were living a peaceful life.
The restoration of law and order situation in the state by the NDA government would not have been possible without a pro-active role played by the police in carrying out the Bihar government's agendas to bring about a peaceful law and order situation, the CM said.
Bihar has topped all states in attaining the highest conviction rate by sending behind bars 79,000 criminals for various offences through speedy trial by the courts, the Chief Minister said and praised the police for their outstanding performance.
The Chief Minister said that he was also aware of various constraints of the police, including shortage of manpower, and added that it has been decided to recruit around 44,000 policemen over the next five years to bring the number of cops at 125 per one lakh people.
He asked the police, particularly, its Economic Offence Wing (EOW), to crack down economic offenders like those running illicit liquor business and undertake legal ways to seize their properties amassed through ill gotten means.
