Rajkot: Police Commissioner of Rajkot Manoj Agarwal, which is the storm after the allegations of corruption leveled by local MLA, refuses to comment on the problem quoted by a delayed investigation.
However, a vague agarwal, while praising his subordinates, saying in the same breath as investigations will be ordered if there are accusations against them.
Three days after Mla Govind Patel wrote to the state government complaining about the Agarwal commission which demanded the restored money in fraud and cheating cases, the top police met with media people in his office on Tuesday.
“In the past two-three days, various charges have been made to the police and some are made against me.
I will not respond to the accusation of me because of the delayed investigation,” he said.
Agarwal said that he had given a briefing to his senior about MLA’s allegations and that he would record his statement before the Probe Committee was appointed by the government.
Agarwal said he left Rajkot on Saturday morning and “unfortunately,” the accusation of him fell into the light on the same day.
He went to Ahmedabad when four cases against Rajkot police were submitted in the Gujarat High Court and he was asked to submit a response together by guiding the legal team.
Appreciate the city police work, Commissioner said, “We are here for the safety and security of the city of Rajkot and we have worked day and night to maintain peace.
The police have reduced crime in the city and worked hard during the pandemic.
If there are accusations against them, we will research They through senior officers.
“” The action will be taken according to the law, but I want to tell my team that all must continue to work with the same passion as they have done so far, “he said.
He also denied the allegations that the Rajkot police did not change the application into a shoot and quoted numbers to prove that the number of applications decreased during his term of office.
According to Agarwal, in 2017 a total of 14,244 applications were accepted by various police stations, 14,567 in 2018 12,875 in 2019, 11,146 in 2020 and 10,488 in 2021.
He claimed “in all applications where recognizable violations were found, registered firs.” Rajkot South Constituencing BJP Mla Govind Patel on February 2, 2022, has written a letter to the House Department stating: “Police Commissioner Rajkot took hawala like a thug for restored money” without, however, took the name.
Speaking with Toi, Patel said that “investigations are underway and every time I will be asked, I will produce more evidence and more such cases to the Minister of Home Affairs.”