Arul R.B. Krishna takes charge as Thiruvananthapuram City Police Chief

Arul R.B. Krishna assumed complaint arsenic the District Police Chief (Thiruvananthapuram City) connected Monday. He succeeded K. Karthick, who has been transferred arsenic Deputy Inspector General of Police, Thrissur Range.

A 2012-batch IPS serviceman of the Kerala cadre, Dr. Krishna was serving arsenic the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ernakulam Range, earlier his latest posting. A autochthonal of Thiruvananthapuram, helium holds MBBS and MD degrees and brings with him a divers policing inheritance that includes stints arsenic Aide-de-Camp to the Governor, Superintendent of Police (Railways) and Deputy Commissioner of Police, Thiruvananthapuram City Police a decennary ago.

Speaking to The Hindu aft assuming office, Dr. Krishna said his familiarity with the metropolis and its policing challenges would assistance him make a holistic knowing of issues affecting instrumentality and bid successful the capital.

“My absorption volition beryllium connected strengthening basal policing to guarantee a harmless and unafraid situation for the nationalist to transportation connected with their mean lives,” helium said.

Emphasising the request for assemblage participation, helium pointed retired that policing would not relation successful isolation, but successful adjacent coordination with the public. He said nonmigratory associations, merchants’ organisations and section communities would beryllium actively progressive successful policing initiatives.

“We privation each national to go a spouse successful policing. The radical should consciousness assured astir sharing information, offering suggestions and moving with the constabulary to uphold instrumentality and order,” helium said.

The serviceman besides stressed connected the increasing value of exertion successful policing arsenic Thiruvananthapuram undergoes accelerated transformation, peculiarly with the emergence of the Vizhinjam International Seaport.

“Thiruvananthapuram is poised for a large improvement trajectory. As the metropolis evolves into an planetary larboard city, policing excessively indispensable support gait with emerging challenges. Technology volition beryllium leveraged to guarantee information and security, and rise policing standards to planetary levels,” helium said.

Regarding the challenges posed by the evolving governmental script successful the city, which precocious witnessed incidents including unit during the Enforcement Directorate raid astatine erstwhile Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence and that astatine Vattiyurkavu pursuing the apprehension of a Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councillor, Dr. Krishna said maintaining nationalist convenience would stay the superior concern.

“Political parties person each close to transportation retired their morganatic activities arsenic guaranteed by law. At the aforesaid time, specified activities should not disrupt mean life. Our absorption volition beryllium connected ensuring nationalist convenience and maintaining peace,” helium said.

To forestall instances of violence, the constabulary would fortify the quality web to pre-empt unit and follow timely enactment based connected beforehand information, helium added.

The serviceman besides reiterated the City Police’s committedness to anti-narcotics enforcement. He said determination would beryllium nary let-up successful initiatives specified arsenic Operation Thoofan, the ongoing thrust against cause maltreatment and trafficking. Dr. Krishna added assorted avenues would beryllium explored to code concerns astir the shortages of drug-testing kits, including collaboration with non-governmental organisations.