Cops alert jewellers, banks against criminals hiding behind mask

Chandigarh: To address the concern of criminals hiding their faces under mask, the Haryana Police on Friday asked jewellers, banks and other establishments where heavy cash transactions take place to make sure that anyone entering the premises takes off the mask once in front of the CCTV camera.
An order to this effect was issued by Haryana director general of police (DGP) Manoj Yadava to all district police chiefs (CPs and SPs), asking them to circulate the same among jewellers, banks, gold finance companies, etc in their respective jurisdictions.A notice in this regard can be displayed at the doors of such premises, he said.
The DGP said wearing of face masks at work and public places have been made compulsory by the government in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, with gradual relaxation in the lockdown, there is a possibility of criminal elements taking advantage of the face cover. Not only known habitual offenders, but new criminals could also indulge in anti-social activities like theft and robbery using the face cover. If an unfortunate incident happens, the criminals can be apprehended with the help of photograph captured in the CCTV, he pointed out.
Apart from this, he also advised people against carrying too much cash while going out.
He said jewellers and other such establishments without CCTV should install cameras at the earliest, and those who already have it must keep them in working condition. In case of an emergency, people can call police at PCR No. 100, he said.
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The Haryana Police has urged people to inform them about anyone asking for money for getting lockdown passes issued. Additional director general of police (law and order) Navdeep Singh Virk said it has come to notice that some people active in social media are cheating gullible persons, especially the migrants, on the pretext of providing them movement passes. Some instances of use of fake lockdown passes have also come to light. In such cases, the police must be informed on the PCR number, he said