Top cop interacts with residents of Sakinaka area

Mumbai police commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar today held an interaction with local residents at suburban Sakinaka police station and assured to deal with issues such as traffic congestion and drugs.
"I have learnt that the biggest problem of the area is traffic and drug addicts and I have taken a serious note of it. I will instruct the newly appointed DCP of the traffic to look into the issue and have spoken to the concerned senior official of the zone to tackle the menace of drug addicts," said Padsalgikar.
The area has a sizable Muslim population.
Police will deal strictly with both drug sellers and buyers, but also help those who want to kick the habit with rehabilitation, he said.

Padsalgikar has conducted similar meetings in Malad and Chirag Nagar areas where cases of radicalisation of Muslim youth have come to light.
The commissioner also noted that 250 police personnels had donated their bodies posthumously, which, he said, showed that police were committed to serve the community not only in their life but even after death.

He also assured that police would deal with the issues flagged by the local MLA Naseem Khan with priority.
Khan raised the issue of traffic snarls due to encroachments as well as the drug addiction among the youth.
"By giving permission to single parking on some roads judiciously this problem can be tackled to certain extent, but I think the civic body should also be proactive in solving this problem," Khan said.

Local resident and vice-president of Mumbai Congress Jakir Ahamad welcomed the initiative, saying it will also help the police to maintain the communal harmony.