Mangalore, September 19: Making sure that the people of Mangalore will live in full confidence on the police force will be one of his top priorities, Manish Kharbikar, the new Police Commissioner of Mangalore, said.
Mr. Kharbikar took charge at the Police Commissioner's office in the city on Wednesday after being welcomed by Pratap Reddy, IGP (Western Range). A guard of honour was also given to him upon his arrival.
Speaking to media perons later, Mr. Kharbikar said that he looked forward to maintaining law and order in the city. “Priority is only policing. It touches all walks of life. Cities are areas with greater concentration of people and hence maintaining law and order is a responsibility that we have. People must follow the law and have confidence in the police”, he said.
Responding to the challenges that the coastal region have for him, Mr. Kharbikar said that he is new to the place but will work as per the police proceedures and the constitution. “It will take time for me to get familiarized with this place. But irrespective of where you work, it is according to the law, the Indian Constitution, and police procedure that we are supposed to work and I will do just that. I will hold discussions with officers here and chalk out my plans to go about my work in the days to come”, he said.
Seemingly giving an indication that he is a cricket enthusiast, Mr. Kharbikar said that he hailed from Rajesh Chauhan's Chhatisgarh and not M S Dhoni's Jharkhand. The 39 year old officer is an Engineering graduate and even worked with BHEL as an engineer for two years. He belongs to the 1998 batch of IPS officers and served as ASP in Bellary for probation. He has served in areas of Gadag, Gulbarga, Mandya in the past and also worked as an ADC at Raj Bhavan. He was also selected to serve in the UN Mission in Sudan. He was the DIG (civil rights enforcement), Bangalore, before taking charge here.
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