Ahmedabad rural and city police fight over SP Ring Road jurisdiction, home dept to decide
Updated: Dec 2nd, 2024
There have been several instances of conflict between Ahmedabad Rural and Ahmedabad City Police regarding crimes and accidents occurring on Sardar Patel Ring Road. When the police arrive at the scene, the city police claim it falls under their jurisdiction, while the rural police insist it belongs to them. As a result, victims and complainants are often left confused and frustrated, sometimes for hours. Meanwhile, crime continues to rise, but the police are still engaged in jurisdictional debates.
To resolve this issue permanently, there are discussions to permanently include the SP Ring Road area under Ahmedabad rural police jurisdiction. The Gujarat Home department is considering gathering details from both rural and city police departments and may soon make an important decision on the jurisdictional matter.
When incidents occur near Sardar Patel Ring Road, which falls under the jurisdiction of police stations like Sarkhej or Bopal in Ahmedabad City, it often creates confusion about which police station is responsible for the area.
This results in delays in determining the jurisdiction, causing significant inconvenience to the victims and complainants, and in some cases, giving accused individuals the opportunity to escape. Similar jurisdictional issues have arisen with the Aslali, Kanbha, and Changodar police stations, as well as with Gandhinagar police.
Recently, police officers presented this issue to Ahmedabad Commissioner of Police G S Malik, suggesting that including the SP Ring Road area under Ahmedabad rural police could solve this ongoing jurisdictional dispute. The Ahmedabad City Police is preparing a presentation to submit to the Home department, which will include details of previous cases and conflicts related to jurisdiction.
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