Overview
- C V Anand, who assumed office Friday, ordered district police chiefs to stay in their posts, scrapped courtesy visits to headquarters, and told officers to cut non‑essential travel.
- In a Saturday traffic review, he told police to avoid long stops for VIP convoys and to step up action on speeding, drunk driving, and helmet and seat belt violations.
- He set priorities to curb cybercrime and the drug trade, with plans for a statewide Traffic Management and Road Safety Bureau and anti‑drug committees in colleges and schools.
- He outlined upgrades that include wider use of AI and drones, repairs to dead CCTV cameras, possible Google help to sync traffic signals, and first‑responder training with HYDRA and the Fire Department.
- He said the force faces about 19,000 vacancies with 5,000 hires cleared, plans to shift personnel from Greyhounds and SIB into cyber and narcotics units, and a phone‑tapping probe review with a second chargesheet expected soon.