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Continuing the science-based modernization spree of the Punjab Police, the state’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Man on Tuesday announced a fleet of 16 high-tech Mahindra Boleros and 56 motorbikes to bolster the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU).
Addressing the crowd after the vehicles were stopped, the chief minister said the threat of human trafficking had doubled across the world, but the government would curb it vigorously in the state. Mann said he will leave no stone unturned for this case and will provide Punjab Police with ultra-modern infrastructure to fight this crime.
The prime minister said that the government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance against Illegal travel agents who cheat people and indulge in human trafficking. He said apart from taking exemplary action against such travel agents, the state government will also launch a campaign to make people aware of the questionable travel agents. Mann also said that necessary amendments will also be made in the immigration law to ensure that such travel agents are cracked down.
Quoting the case from about 700 students are stuck in Canada, CM said that these students were deceived by travel agents by sending them abroad with fake documents. He said the state government is committed to clamping down on these travel agents. The state government is in contact with the Canadian Embassy to ensure that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are brought to justice (in Punjab).
Giving details of the high-tech vehicles, CM said these vehicles are equipped with an advanced Mobile Network Video Recording System (MNVRS), four cameras — two outdoors and two indoors — and a Vehicle Location Tracking System (VLTS). Mann described the launch of these high-tech vehicles as another step towards modernizing the police, which will help the country effectively prevent human trafficking of women and children. He said the advanced mobile surveillance system installed in these Bolero vehicles is robust by industry-grade standards and can record video in a moving vehicle for evidence collection with real-time monitoring and alerts.
The prime minister said it would also allow officers to monitor live activity and locate vehicles through the control room, along with making voice communication with people sitting in the vehicle as it moves in the field.
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