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DGP asks cops to abhor criminals

PATNA — Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Anand Shankar has slammed the reported practice of giving bottled mineral water to influential under-trials in the state.

“Hawalat mein bund criminals ko mineral water dena band karein aur badmashon se dosti bund kijiye (stop providing mineral water to arrested criminals and stop befriending them),” Anand Shankar said at the inaugural function of an exhibition by the criminal investigation department at Sonepur.

Anand Shankar, known for his outspoken utterances, asked policemen not to give special treatment to criminals adding, “Simply put them (criminals) behind the bars without wasting time after their arrest.”

In the past, raids in the state’s jails have led to the seizure of colour TVs, mobile phones, imported liquor and cigarettes. Criminal-turned-politicians like Pappu Yadav and Mohammad Shahabuddin, hit the headlines for holding ‘durbars’ inside the jail and threatening the staff.

Shankar on Wednesday told the business community in Patna that if they did not donate for a noble cause, their money would be spent in courts and hospital.

- AGENCIES