Guwahati, July 15 (NKTV): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that Assam Police has “full operational liberty” to fight against the criminals within the ambit of law. Replying to a Zero Hour discussion on the rising number of encounters initiated by the Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia in the Assembly, Sarma appealed to all the MLAs to send a message that the House is against any form of crime.
“I want to tell the DGP that do not torture innocent people. You have full operational liberty as long as you fight against the criminals as per the law” Sarma said.
Sarma informed the house that in the last two months, 15 alleged criminals have died and 23 others were injured in police encounters when they snatched service weapons, tried to attack and attempted to escape.
“As the chief minister of the state and with full sense of responsibility, I want to say that we have zero tolerance towards cow smuggling, drug trade, human trafficking, crime against women and children, and all crimes will be dealt with heavily and firmly irrespective of religion and caste” the CM said.
A total of 504 persons have been arrested in the last two months for their alleged involvement in cattle smuggling and only four of them were injured in police firing as they tried to escape, the CM informed. “It is the police which again take the criminals to hospital, treat them and then produce them in the court. Our main attempt is to get the criminals convicted and punished” Sarma said.
Inputs from PTI
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