Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the festive season, the Twin-City Commissionerate Police on Monday issued a helpline number for the citizens of Bhubaneswar to curb extortion (Daadaabati) by criminals.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) asked the people of the twin cities to send a WhatsApp text on ‘7077798111’. “If anybody falls prey to ‘DAADAABATI’ by any antisocial or any information relating to drugs & street crime in Bhubaneswar city, Please share information on our Street Crime WhatsApp no.- 7077798111.@cpbbsrctc @odisha_police,” the DCP tweeted.
It also asked the citizens to share information about street crimes in the capital city.
If anybody falls prey to “DAADAABATI” by any antisocial or any information relating to drugs & street crime in Bhubaneswar city, Please share information on our Street Crime WhatsApp no.- 7077798111.@cpbbsrctc @odisha_police
— DCP Bhubaneswar (@dcpbbsr) September 19, 2022
As per the Commissionerate Police’s ongoing operation, ‘DADABATI KU NAA’ (No To Extortion), it has so far arrested 33 anti-socials since January 2022 for demanding illegal subscription (extortion). Senior officials said that 13 anti-socials have been arrested so far in the month of September in eight cases.
The Commissionerate Police has also collected a fine of over Rs 60 lakh so far from various offenders on the charges of consuming liquor at public places in Bhubaneswar.
As per the data shared by the Commissionerate Police, here is monthly collection of fine from offenders from January to August 2022:
- January
Number of offenders: 504
Fine Collected: Rs 25,200
- February
Number of offenders: 141
Fine Collected: Rs 70,500
- March
Number of offenders: 2339
Fine Collected: Rs 11,66,600
- April
Number of offenders: 728
Fine Collected: Rs 37, 300
- May
Number of offenders: 3720
Fine Collected: Rs 16, 46, 940
- June
Number of offenders: 3596
Fine Collected: Rs 17,66,300
- July
Number of offenders: 3146
Fine Collected: Rs 1,52,800
- August
Number of offenders: 3730
Fine Collected: Rs 18,74,500