117.  18000 POs in Punjab;

Within six months, 50 per cent POs should be behind the bars Mr Badal said during a meeting with District Police Chiefs to review their monthly performance here today He also asked them to categorise POs as A, B and C categories and focus should be on nabbing POs charged with heinous crime.

Presiding over the meeting attended by DGP P S Gill and top brass of the police force, Mr Badal said as the Home Minister he had tried to provide all facilities and promotional channels to the Punjab Police besides world class infrastructure support and he would not accept any laxity by any District Police Chief in maintaining law and order.

He said Punjab Police would have to focus on prevention of petty crimes like snatchings, thefts and burglaries besides checking forcible illegal possession of properties.

He said that any police official/officer giving tacit support to any party indulging in illegal possession of property or found guilty of registering concocted cases would be given severest possible punishment.