New Gurugram commissioner stresses on public outreach

Gurugram: After formally taking the charge on Wednesday, the new police commissioner of Gurugram, Krishna Kumar Rao, on Thursday spoke to the media persons and provided his roadmap to maintaining law and order in the city.

Having an image of a tough cop, the 48-year-old police officer emphasised the significance of basic policing where the trust between the common man and the police officials is restored. The 1996 batch IPS officer said that all the problems regarding the police helpline numbers will be resolved soon.

He also added that the progress in this matter will be personally monitored by him so that there are no impediments in registering the complaints. Acknowledging the law and order challenges of a growing metropolis, the senior cop highlighted that his focus will be to reduce the growing incidents of crime against women, snatchings, burglaries and drug pedalling.

Having established the image of an encounter specialist, the top cop of the Millennium city warned the gangsters to not indulge in nefarious activities. Rao has already directed his team of 3,500 strong police officials to be tough in dealing with dreaded gangsters. In 2013, Rao was awarded by the state government for his gallantry.

The son of a martyred police official, Rao has a huge amount of experience in policing south Haryana districts. He has been an SHO in Patadu police station and has also performed duties as a law enforcement police official in Mewat and Narnaul. Rao has been a police officer in 14 of the 22 district in Haryana. His wife is a lecturer in a government college in Gurugram.