Noida residents discuss law and order situation with police

Noida: Residents of Sectors 12 and 122, along with a delegation from the NCR RWA, met police officials over the weekend in their respective sectors to discuss concerns regarding law and order. Key issues raised included lack of police patrolling, vehicle thefts at night, phone snatchings in broad daylight, rising incidents of theft, activities of anti-social elements, traffic congestion, unauthorised e-rickshaws, and the consumption of alcohol in parks and open spaces within residential sectors.

"Under Noida police's Good Evening Programme, a meeting was held with deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Yamuna Prasad, additional deputy commissioner (ADCP) Sumit Shukla, assistant deputy commissioner (ACP) Ajit Singh, acp Vivek Ranjan Rai, and chowki in-charge Rahul Kumar. This was in the presence of FONRWA president Yogendra Sharma and general secretary KK Jain at Sector 11 community centre over the deteriorating law and order situation in Sector 11," said Anuj Gupta, RWA president of Sector 11.

Dinesh Krishnan, RWA general secretary of Sector 11, informed police officials that due to inadequate patrolling, incidents of vehicle thefts at night, mobile phone snatchings during daylight, and increasing thefts have occurred in the sector. Gupta added that anti-social elements and drifters consume drugs and misbehave with passers-by at several locations.

A similar meeting was organised with residents of Sector 122 by senior police officials ADDL Sumit Shukla and ACP Twinkle Jain. Residents highlighted the lack of security, absence of a traffic system, deteriorating law and order, and other pressing civic issues. "We urged for immediate measures to make the security system more robust, including increased patrolling daily from 7 to 10 am. Small children should be banned from riding motorcycles without helmets at high speeds and with loud noise. Solutions to traffic jams and parking problems, especially on Parthala road, were also discussed," said Umesh Sharma, RWA president of Sector 122.

Sharma also pointed out frequent incidents of anti-social elements entering the sector by jumping boundary walls and requested special measures for the safety of women, elderly, and children. "Emphasis was also laid on increasing the number of CCTV cameras and strengthening night patrolling," he said.