Mangalore: Minister of Ports and DK dt. in charge J. Krishna Palemar today launched 10 cars and 30 motorbikes for police control room (PCR) use, under emergency services. The function took place today on Police grounds at Pandeshwar.
These vehicles will be placed in various parts of the city for emergency calls or to reach people in distress at crime spots. Such vehicles will be used by officers acting friendly to people. The officers will have revolvers and other weapons to protect the innocent persons in places of crime. They will handle thee situation until the local police arrive on the scene. They will also move the injured to hospitals, in case of accidents, Palemar Explained.
The Police Control Room Vehicles are not to be treated like ambulances.
MLC Ganesh Karnik, Dy. Speaker N.Yogish Bhat, SP A.S.Rao, CPC Seemanth Kumar Singh and others were present.