Tenant information system to be introduced in Berhampur

In a bid to curb crime, particularly narcotics related offences, police have decided to introduce the tenant information system in this Silk City in south Odisha, a police offical said.

The decision was taken after they seized huge quantities of ganja from residential areas recently while some tenants are suspects in a double murder case of last month.

At the next meeting of community policing system, the issue would be discussed and dedicated police personnel entrusted with the job of collecting detailed information from house owners about tenants, SP (Ganjam) Sarthak Sarangi said today.

"We will develop a system for the purpose and appeal to the house-owners to cooperate with us," he said.

The 'aam' police system (community policing) was introduced in the city in December last year and covers all 40 wards of Berhampur Municipal Corporation.

Forty beat constables are assigned jobs to maintain public rapport.

While on June 3, the sleuths of Narcotics Control Bureau seized 1,712-kg ganja from a house at Suraj Bihar, Berhampur Sadar police seized 75-kg contraband from an apartment at Nilanchal Nagar.