PANAJI
CM Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said the government will not tolerate incidents such as the three assault cases in tourism hub of Calangute last weekend and asserted that police stations in coastal jurisdiction will deploy 40 per-cent of their staff strength for night patrolling henceforth.
Sawant who was addressing the post cabinet press conference at the State Secretariat, said he held a Home department meeting at which officials were told that such incidents need to be tackled so also silencing loud music outdoors after 10 pm. “Only those licenced establishments with the necessary permissions for indoor music will be allowed,” Sawant said.
Sawant also praised the Goa police for his crime detection record. “Goa State is ranked highest in detection of crime. Our detection rate is 95%. Police department is now focusing on controlling crime,” Sawant said.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister who also holds the Home portfolio said the process of mass transfer of police officers at every level of the hierarchy will be completed within the next 8-10 days.
Sawant had recently said that a transfer policy for the police where no officer will remain in the same position for more than three years will be implemented strictly.
