Shillong Times: Shilong: Sunday,
June 12, 2016.
An RTI reply
revealed that till April 2016, a whopping amount of Rs 29, 58,000 fines has
been realized from people who were caught drinking in public places and
creating nuisance under various provisions of Meghalaya Police Act 2010.
In this
connection the Sadar Police Station tops the list by arresting 687 person
(male-627, female-53 and 7 police and defence personnel ). The RTI reply
further revealed that various courts in Shillong have convicted a total of 592
persons.
The Meghalaya
Police Act 2010 came into force in 2011 yet there was no proper implementation.
Sadar Police
Station implemented it last year in the month of June and other Police Stations
followed suit. The people are now feeling safer especially the women folk and
the older section of the society who otherwise would not be able to move in Police
Bazar area because of the indecent behaviour of people found drinking in the
area, one commuter said.
People have
supported the police initiative.
Similar
efforts if taken by all Police Stations will go a long way in making Shillong a
safer place, sources said.
Residents of
Keatinge road recall that they were living in fear to move freely in the
locality because of the rampant drinking on the road side and open sale of
alcohol.
But things
have changed now and they are able to sleep peacefully, they said.
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