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Islamabad: Islamabad Police and banks’ administration will make collective efforts for ensuring effective security arrangements and curb dacoity or robbery incidents.
This decision was made here on Monday in a meeting among Inspector General of Police Islamabad Bani Amin Khan and officials of various banks. SP City Muhammad Ilyas and other concerned police officials were also present on the occasion.
The IGP asked the bank officials to install CCTV cameras and accurate security alarm in their banks. He said that at least two gunmen should be employed in each bank who should ensure firing practice once in a month.
He said that effective arrangements should be made for transferring money from the bank or into the bank and install ATM machine away from the bank to minimize the possibility of any dacoity.
Meanwhile, the IGP also held meeting with the office bearers of various housing societies and discussed with them security arrangements in their areas. The IGP said that barriers should be installed and slip system to be restored to check incoming and outgoing vehicles.
He also asked to locate some place between Sama Society and PWD Society for establishing a police station.
The IGP suggested both banking administration as well as office bearers of housing societies to recommend retired army men for services with them whose transportation, uniform and duty timings will be responsibility of Islamabad police and salary the liability of banks and housing societies.
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