The Gautam Buddh Nagar police have raised a special unit equipped with modern gadgets such as body-mounted cameras and utility belts tied to the uniforms of its members, who will move across the district on motorbikes in search of miscreants.
The Noida Patrol Unit (NPU) has been raised to curb street crimes in the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida, lying on the border of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Haryana. The cities have struggled to curb street crimes like snatching of mobile phones and jewellery.
Under the first-of-its-kind initiative, the patrol unit has been given 60 motorbikes and a constable and a sub-inspector will be on each of these bikes.
“Each team will have two personnel and they will patrol the streets of Noida on two-wheelers. They will have specialised weapons and will also wear body cameras and have GPS tracking systems with them,” Krishna said.
The SSP further said that Noida Patrol Unit was a one-of-a-kind initiative. The members of the team will be seen in a dark blue uniform, different from the regular khaki worn by the police in the district.
The initiative comes in light of the increase in street crimes such as robberies and snatchings in the past three months.
Police also said the teams will be active 24 hours in shifts. They will first patrol the city areas and if positive results are obtained, they will start monitoring rural areas as well, police said.
According to police, all teams will be controlled from the district police headquarters in Surajpur and they are equipped for head-on encounters with criminals in the district.