Bhubaneswar: The commissional police have decided to conduct a bank safety audit and ATM to prevent robbery in that place in the capital city.
Police Commissioner Saumendra Priyadarhi has issued orders to his representative Uma Shankar Dash to ensure the earliest completion of inspection.
“I have formed a team of three members, including Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) from each police station, Commissioner of Zonal Police Assistant (ACP) and an officer from my office.
The team will visit the bank and ATM to check security measures They.
The team tends to complete the safety audit in a month, “Dash told Toi.
The police will verify CCTV cameras correctly and other security gadgets from banks and ATMs.
Inspections assume significance as a robbery incidence in banks and ATM continues to occur in regular intervals.
A number of ATMs here do not have a security guard or CCTV camera.
Worried by bank robbery and ATM theft, police coming in October last year held a meeting with several bank authorities, both nationalized and private, and advised them to improve their security system.
“We have asked the bank to spread security guards and increase the security protocol in their branches and ATMs.
After the expiration of our safety audit, we will bring to bank notifications about security irregularities and once again asking them to install the latest security gadgets to prevent booty incidents,” Dash said.
Police KomisianCaris has arrested a young man on October 5 last year for allegedly robbing RS 2.78 lakh from the Indian foreign bank branch in Nandan Vihar here on the 7th and Rs of 9.5 lakh from the Indian Bank Linarund here on September 28.
The police were on their toes when unidentified criminals broke open ATMs that were not kept from Punjab National Bank under the boundaries of the Infocity police here on October 11 last year and stole almost RS 28 lakh cash.
The authorities of several public sector banks said the spread of security guards, the installation of high-quality security gadgets and maintenance was commercial burden on them.
“Such things related to branch security and ATM are decided at our headquarters.
We will share advisors and recommendations by the police to our headquarters to consider,” said a bank manager.
Previously in advisors, the police had asked all banks to immediately spread private security guards with licensed firearms.
Banks are advised to install the latest alarm system, cameras are hidden in their company and provide outdated spy cameras for their staff.
Police Bhubaneswar to conduct a bank safety audit, ATM
