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Fwd: [sss-global] GERIATRIC ORPHANS (-SENIOR CITIZENS-) BANK ON POLICE

Geriatric 'orphans' bank on police

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Geriatric-orphans-bank-on-police/articleshow/13879913.cms

KOCHI: They are the geriatric orphans of Kerala. Abandoned by their children, many aged couples in the state are turning to the police and banks to drag themselves through the autumn of their lives.

Sample this: A 90-year-old woman recently approached the Kochi city police women cell with a complaint that her businessman son and daughter-in-law were not ready to buy her medicines or food.

In another case, a senior citizen and NRI father reverse mortgaged his house after his children failed to support him. The State Bank of Travancore alone has given loan to 79 senior citizens in the state under the reverse mortgagescheme in the past five years.

The fate of aged couples with no property in their name is worse. Kochi police's women cell received 18 complaints in the first five months from senior citizens against their children. This is double the number of complaints received last year. In 2010, the cell received 15 complaints and seven in 2009.

"There has been an increase in the number of such complaints. We try to counsel their children and reconcile them. And if our efforts fail, we arrange for another place for the senior citizens to stay," said N Philomina, women cell circle inspector.

Statistics reveal that it's a pan-Kerala phenomenon. Thiruvananthapuram police received five complaints and the rural cell received three. While Kollam women cell recorded 10, Kozhikode received three and Malappuram registered one complaint.

But not all abandoned parents take it lying down. There has been a significant increase in the number of people approaching banks for reverse mortgage loans. For the uninitiated, reverse mortgaging allows a senior citizen to pledge his property for a monthly stream of income. He/she remains its owner and can continue to live in the house till his/her death without repayment or servicing of the loan.

"Since 2008 we have given loan to 79 senior citizens. Between 2009 and 2010, we gave 29 loans with a credit outflow of Rs 216.99 lakh. In 2010-2011 about 17 senior citizens benefited with a credit outflow of Rs 138.25 lakh and in 2011-2012 we had 15 senior citizens who were given loans amounting to Rs 136.16 lakh," said M C Jacob, chief general manager of SBT.

The Central Bank also saw an increase in the number of reverse mortgages. "Last year we received seven applications and we have received three this year. Many are still not aware of the scheme," said K Santosh, Central Bank (Ernakulum north) branch manager.

But there is no such solace for the homeless aged. They are forced to depend on the state machinery to mend their torn lives.

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Fwd: [sss-global] Police pulled up for not filing FIR on elderly man's complaint

Police pulled up for not filing FIR on elderly man’s complaint

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/police-pulled-up-for-not-filing-fir-on-elderly-mans-complaint/959364/

Pulling up police for their refusal to register an FIR on the complaint of an elderly couple, a Delhi court has asked the City Police Commissioner to file a report giving details of legal provisions which bar an officer from lodging an FIR without prior approval from his superior officers.

Ordering the registration of the FIR on the complaint of a 70-year-old man in a cheating case against a property dealer and others, the court took serious objection to a report of a police officer that though he was convinced that a case was made out, the FIR could not be lodged as an approval from the DCP concerned was awaited.

“There exists no provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure which mandates or even requires the approval of any officer or the DCP before registration of the FIR. If the cognisable offence is made out and the Investigating Officer (IO) is of the opinion that an FIR ought to be registered, the police is bound to register an FIR,” Metropolitan Magistrate Amitabh Rawat said.

The court also noted that in this case, it was a senior citizen who has been subjected to harassment.

The court’s order came on a complaint of Uma Arora and her husband Santosh Arora, residents of East Delhi., who said they had been running from pillar to post for one-and-a-half years to get an FIR registered.

“I am of the opinion that it is a fit case for registration of an FIR. However, I am at pain to observe that a senior citizen has been subjected to harassment despite the fact that the office of the DCP, Crime Branch, has forwarded the complaint on March 17, 2011 to the DCP, Northeast district. Despite the passage of more than one year, the police has not cared to register the FIR if it so warranted,” the magistrate said.

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Fwd: [sss-global] Punjab police to take care of senior citizens

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Punjab-police-to-take-care-of-senior-citizens/articleshow/14313476.cms

Punjab police to take care of senior citizens

BATHINDA: Senior citizens of Bathinda will feel more secure in near future as the police have planned a special security plan for them. Now every senior citizen will have the mobile number of the beat constable and SHO of the police station concerned so they can call them for assistance in case of any trouble.

DIG Of Bathinda range, Pramod Ban said, "We will start a survey to identify the senior citizens living alone in different localities of the city very soon." Not only the beat constable but the duty officer of the area as well as SHO of the police station concerned will also visit the homes of senior citizens, he added. As per the plan, police stations will have to maintain the list of senior citizens residing in their areas.

A large number of senior citizens reside in Bathinda city. Due to the physical weakness and lonely status, senior citizens are easy targets for criminals and others especially in urban surroundings. They could be victims of threats from their own relatives, domestic servants, landlords, tenants, strangers, thieves and other intruders.

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Fwd: [sss-global] TRAFFIC POLICE SHOOT AT SIGHT IN BANGALORE

http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/10/20120720201207200112248591161174b/Traffic-cops-shoot-at-sight.html

Traffic cops shoot at sight

Relax, the weapon is a digital camera. But it means there will now be photographic evidence of traffic violations. So, no more arguments and haggling between cops and violators. In fact, fine collection has already soared from 20% to 75%

Traffic cops are binning good ol’ scribble pads and embracing digital cameras to catch traffic offenders. The result? Collection of traffic fines has risen from around 20 per cent to 75 per cent.

Earlier, traffic cops would have to make do with noting down numbers of errant drivers on scribble pads. This would be followed by endless arguments with offenders refusing to accept their mistakes. But, with the new system introduced a month ago, 450 cameras were distributed among police stations, with the promise of more cameras soon. And now, notices are served to violators with visual or photographic evidence.

“Before cameras were given to traffic constables, only 20 per cent people responded to notices and paid up the fine. But pictorial evidence has reined in around 75 per cent of the violators,” additional commissioner of police (traffic) M A Saleem said.

“Ideally, we don’t want you stopping offenders on the road for a violation and asking them for fines. Just shoot the violation and post the notice,” Saleem tells his force. “This will eliminate corruption charges against you and bring better road discipline in Bangalore,” he adds.

Mounted cameras not effective

“For some years, we had 170 cameras mounted on traffic signal lights to capture violations. But, the problem with these mounted cameras is that their resolution is not as good as digital hand cameras. It’s difficult to record the violation with clarity at night. And sometimes, they don’t work due to power cuts and rain. As a result, they did not bring in the desired results. But, the sight of a cop with a camera, shooting images of violators at junctions has become a deterrent and is yielding results,” a senior police officer said.

“Cops will save the evidence in the form of photos and video clips in CDs. We will store the photos till offenders pay the fine. If they still argue, we will produce them before court,” said a senior police officer.

“Sometimes, even our cops have noted down the wrong registration number. As a result, the notices would have gone to people who may not even have ventured to the area stated. But such confusions will come down,” Saleem said.

The headache of cops going after people who do not pay up even after getting notices will also end. “When our men take pictures of violations and generate the notices, we will also check if the vehicle has any pending cases. If it does, we will send them notices for all the pending fines. So, the cameras are also helping us to collect previous unpaid fines.” Saleem added.

According to traffic police department, 8,35,217 violation notices were generated since April this year. More than 6 lakh violators have paid the fine amounting to Rs 6.5 lakh. If you take the percentage data of the last few years, it will tell you the difference. In 2009, only 26% of offenders paid the fine, it went up to 27.7% in 2010 and reached 45% in 2011.

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Fwd: SENIOR CITIZENS - MINISTRY ASKS STATES TO SENSITIVE POLICE

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/senior-citizens-ministry-asks-states-to-sensitise-police/1035871.html

Senior citizens: Ministry asks states to sensitise police

PTI | 03:08 PM,Aug 05,2012

New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) Promoting safety of senior citizens, the Social Justice Ministry has asked all state governments to conduct programs to sensitise their police and administration on providing security to the elderly. In a letter addressed to all the Chief Ministers, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Mukul Wasnik has told them about the various programs which can conducted by them for promoting safety and security of senior citizens. The Ministry has also informed the states that 'Security of Senior Citizens' has been identified as the theme for this year's International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) on October 1. "I shall be grateful if you could please issue instructions for its observance in a befitting manner at state, district and block level also. This could be done by holding suitable programs and activities pertaining to the identified theme in addition to other activities that are organised each year," Wasnik wrote in the letter. In his letter, the Minister recommended programs for "sensitisation of police as well as Civil Administration about the security of life and property of senior citizens" and conducting "awareness campaigns to spread education about the concerns and issues of elderly people". Wasnik has also asked the states to create awareness for ensuring financial security and stability of senior citizens and ensuring availability of facilities of reverse mortgage of property to ensure regular income for them. The Minister suggested that the states organise these programs with involvement of Panchayati Raj Institutions, municipal bodies, Nehru Yuva Kendras, educational institutions and NGOs for maximum benefits to the senior citizens. (More)

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Fwd: [sss-global] SENIOR CITIZENS - MINISTRY ASKS STATES TO SENSITIVE POLICE

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/senior-citizens-ministry-asks-states-to-sensitise-police/1035871.html

Senior citizens: Ministry asks states to sensitise police

PTI | 03:08 PM,Aug 05,2012

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Fwd: [sss-global] HELP THY NEIGHBOUR - HELP US - SAY BANGALORE POLICE

Help thy neighbour, help us, say Bangalore police

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_help-thy-neighbour-help-us-say-bangalore-police_1729064

The police have advised people to take note of senior citizens and women who stay alone in their area, as doing so, the police believe, will help reduce crime rate.

Additional commissioner of police (law and order), T Suneel Kumar, said that in the recent case of the murder of the elderly couple at JP Nagar, a tenant living on the room at the building’s terrace did not suspect something was wrong despite seeing newspapers lying uncollected in front of the house’s main door for four days. Also, he said the main door of the house was not locked, but even this did not arouse the tenant’s curiosity as to where the couple might have gone for so many days without locking the door.

He said the tenant should have tried to check what was wrong, but was so indifferent that he even overlooked the foul smell coming from the house.

The AddlCP said the police have been advising people to be mindful of senior citizens and women staying alone. He said the police have been telling this at citizens’ peace meetings and to residents’ welfare organisations, but to no avail. He remarked that people are indifferent to such an extent that they would not intervene even if a crime unfolds in front of their eyes. He said the least people can do in such a situation is to inform the police control room.

Also, he said city dwellers should refrain from calling labourers they don’t know for work. He said there are many certified agencies in the city that offer services for minor household work, like plumbing, electrical repairing etc. He said people should avail of services of only such agencies. And even when these agencies send their employees, people should have some youth of their acquaintance in their house. He warned against asking labourers from slum to lend a helping hand.

He said that in the JP Nagar murder case, the elderly couple had told the trio that they were childless and had to attend to all the chores by themselves. He strongly advised against sharing personal information such as this. He said the police have told patrolling teams to interact with people and make them aware about these guidelines.

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Fwd: [sss-global] POLICE APPEAL TO CITIZENS FOR COMMON GANESH IDOL

Police appeal to citizens for common Ganesh idol

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Police-appeal-to-citizens-for-common-Ganesh-idol/articleshow/16243100.cms

NASHIK: In its bid to ensure that noise pollution stays under control and that there are no law-and-order issues and traffic snarls, the Panchavati police are making efforts to ensure that the concept of 'one village one Ganapati' is adopted in Panchvati .

The Panchvati police recently held a meeting with corporators in their jurisdiction to explain the importance of having one public celebration in as many areas as possible.

Speaking on the initiative, senior police inspector of the Panchavati police station, Bajirao Bhosale said, "We explained to the corporators that the fewer the the Ganapati mandals, the better it would be for streamlining vehicular traffic. Apart from this, it will also help bring down sound and air pollution and not cause trouble to elderly people in the neighbourhood and patients admitted in hospitals."

Bhosale added that the local corporators assured the police that they would bring in as many mandals together as possible to install one Ganesh idol.

"Though we are making all efforts to see that there are four festival celebrations, for every 20 mandals, we hope that the number of public celebrations drop by 50% this year.

Bhosala also said that in a bid to ensure smooth traffic flow on Peth Road, instructions had already been given to concerned mandals about not setting up pandals along the road.

According to the police, the response to their public plea is expected to be enthusiastic in the Makhmalabad, Mhasrool and MERI areas .

A few days ago, police commissioner Kulwant Kumar Sarangal also appealed to the residents of the Makhmalabad area to organize a consolidated Ganpati celebration for the entire community, instead of having separate idols at different localities in the same area.

Corporator Damodar Mankar said that the 12,000 residents of Makhmalabad have already decided to have only one common celebration. He said that efforts were underway to convince residents of urban localities in his ward to join the initiative.

Panchavati and Bhadrakali being the oldest parts of the city, see the maximum number of Ganpati mandals. During festival season people arrive to the local pandals in large numbers to see the processions and for darshan.

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Fwd: [sss-global] INDIFFERENCE OF TOP POLICE OFFICIALS WEAKENING ELDER LINE INITIATIVE

Indifference of top police officials weakening Elderline initiative

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Indifference-of-top-police-officials-weakening-Elderline-initiative/Article1-930236.aspx

It is our Seniors duty to register their names and addresses to the nearest Police Station for their safety.They can even mail to the top brass officers about

their request and register it as a complaint when other police officials do not take any action. VRVRAO

While the spate of murders of senior citizens continues in the city, Elderline, an initiative launched by the Mumbai police to protect senior citizens, has become seemingly ineffectual over the past year. The Mumbai police had launched the helpline — 1090 — on May 2, 2006, after increased

attacks on senior citizens. An officer who was earlier part of the initiative said, “Until last year, 39,000 senior citizens across the city had registered with us. However, there has hardly been any new registration as senior policemen did not consider it that important. The process has more or less stagnated.”

A senior inspector of a police station in the central suburbs confirmed the state of affairs. “We do continue to register senior citizens when they approach us. However, in the past few months, there has not been a single senior citizen who came forward to register himself.”

The officer added, “The initiative depends on the top brass. If the senior officers feel it is useful, they create awareness about it and more people register.”

Senior citizens can call the helpline when they need medical assistance, when there is a threat of physical violence, or their lives are at risk. Local policemen regularly visit households of those senior citizens registered with them to check after them.

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Fwd: [sss-global] NEED HELP ? CALL US POLICE TELL ELDERLY IN BOMBAY

Need help? Call us, police tell elderly

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Need-help-Call-us-police-tell-elderly/Article1-933855.aspx

It took three murders in the past 20 days for the Mumbai police to realise that they needed to revive the helpline for the elderly. Only half a dozen senior citizens have registered with the police helpline, Elderline (1090), in the past eight months. The reason fore the low number, the

police claims, is lack of publicity and awareness.

On September 15, HT had reported about how hardly any senior citizens had registered with the helpline in the current year, as compared to the nearly 39,000 persons registered between 2006 and 2011.

Policemen claim that they now have plans to re-establish the helpline, which was launched in 2006 to provide assistance to the elderly.

“The registrations are at an all time low ever since Elderline was launched in 2006. With a change in guard at the top, and the spate of senior citizen murders, we have been told to take steps to revive the helpline,” said a senior police officer, on condition of anonymity.

According to the officer, earlier they would conduct awareness drives and sensitisation campaigns run to encourage senior citizens to come forward and register.

“Publicity acts like oxygen for such initiatives. But, in the past year there have been no campaigns undertaken by the police. This is clear in the number of people registering with Elderline,” he explained.

As part of the revival plan, the police are looking at approaching societies and asking them to register senior citizens with Elderline. Also, they plan to take help of NGOs that work with the elderly.

When questioned about the infrastructure, the officer said, “Currently we have the necessary means to handle the 25 calls we receive per day on an average. Our first task will be to start the awareness campaign. Once the registrations go up, we will decide on what needs to be done.”

Mumbai police spokesperson DCP Nisar Tamboli said, “The senior citizen helpline is already functional and necessary steps are being taken to encourage registrations.”

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Fwd: [sss-global] Re: ARE THE POLICE SERIOUS ABOUT SENIOR-CITIZEN PLAN ?

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Fwd: [sss-global] ARE THE POLICE SERIOUS ABOUT SENIOR-CITIZEN PLAN ?

Are the police serious about senior-citizen plan?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Are-the-police-serious-about-senior-citizen-plan/articleshow/16562485.cms

MUMBAI: Police commissioner Satya Pal Singh, along with state home minister R R Patil, was supposed to visit senior citizens on Wednesday. The plan was cancelled owing to the death of a senior NCP leader. While this has led to a question mark over the seriousness of the police's grandiose plans for the safety of senior citizens, a few Mumbaikars in their sunset years believe they are better off being by themselves and away from the eyes of cops. As for other citizens, they feel the visit was intended as a public relations stunt to deflect criticism from the recent murders of senior citizens in Mumbai.

Former IPS officer Y P Singh called the plan to visit senior citizens an "emotional" move. "It can boost the morale of citizens, but cannot protect senior citizens. The only way to create confidence among senior citizens is detecting cases and punishing culprits. Just by visiting some buildings, you are not going to increase confidence. The police will have to interact with private security agencies that take care of such buildings. Frequent meetings with a housing society's office bearers will help the police," said Singh.

A retired police officer said some people do not trust the police when it comes to security. "People who have had a bad experience with the police do not trust them."

An observer said the police commissioner should not have cancelled his visit. "There was no law and order problem in the city. The police need to be honest with their plans."

Several senior citizens expressed a lack of faith in the police. An 80-year-old woman said that when it comes to security, the police are simply not good enough. "I absolutely do not want to be registered with the police," said the Andheri resident, who stays alone in a one-bedroom flat. "I have heard stories from my friends who have registered themselves. They get police visits at odd times. When they are sleeping, a policeman will knock on the door. For my own security, I have installed a double door cum CCTV system. I can trust myself, not the police."

A 72-year-old man from Mulund said that often the police themselves inform criminals about houses that can be burgled easily. "The police have a list of those who stay alone. If they are friends with burglars, how are we supposed to trust them? Sometime ago, a neighbour's house was burgled. Though they had CCTV footage of the crime, the police did not nab the culprits."

Kersi Cawascama (61), who stays with his wife in a flat at Grant Road, said that they cannot totally rely on the local police. "The police anyway has a lot of work to do and we cannot expect them to look after senior citizens alone. The hotline idea, however, is good, as we can then contact the police and get through to them immediately."

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Wednesday's non-event proves how much importance our protectors attach to your security, which is the biggest concern in Mumbai today. Does even a community policing scheme need the august presence of a minister to be launched? Do our ministers and cops need the presence of flashbulbs to start a scheme that is now a crying necessity? The number of well-intentioned schemes initiated by former regimes and now gathering dust lead us to suspect a similar fate for this scheme as well. But we'll be happy if we are proved wrong.

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Fwd: [sss-global] AT LAST MUMBAI POLICE AND HOME MINISTER MEET SENIOR CITIZENS

Home minister and Mumbai police chief meet senior citizens, at last

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Home-minister-and-Mumbai-police-chief-meet-senior-citizens-at-last/articleshow/16633709.cms

MUMBAI: Home minister R R Patil and police commissioner Satya Pal Singh finally found time on Monday to launch the adopt-a-senior-citizen scheme. The two were supposed to visit elderly citizens last Wednesday but the plan was cancelled due to political reasons, raising doubts over the seriousness of the scheme.

On Monday afternoon, Patil and Singh visited two families of senior citizens in Fort and Nagpada and assured them that the state would do the needful to address issues related to them, particularly security concerns.

Following a spate of crimes against senior citizens, Patil had proposed last month that every policeman should adopt a senior citizen. Patil had also said that he, too, would take the responsibility of one elderly citizen.

One of the families the duo visited on Monday was that of 80-year-old Shoaib Dholakwala in Nagpada. The exercise, as it turned out, was marked by much pomp and drama.

While a police van was arranged to take journalists to Dholakwala's residence, the minister himself turned up late. He reached the house only at 4.45pm, over an hour after the scheduled time of 3.30pm. Also, before his arrival, more than a dozen cops from the Nagpada police station landed up in Dholakwala's neighbourhood to remove motorcycles and cars parked there.

Patil later met Dholakwala and his relatives amid much fanfare. He also gave a bouquet to the 80-year-old and sat with him for 10 minutes. "Our policemen will be coming to your place on a regular basis and you can share your problems with them. We are here to help you," he told Dholakwala. Later, a few more people came to meet Patil and he spent some time with them, too. Singh, meanwhile, instructed senior inspector (Nagpada) Vinayak Saude to solve the problems Dholakwala had been facing.

Before going to Nagpada, Patil visited another senior citizen's family in Fort. "Today, the world is observing International Senior Citizens' Day. The state will take care of its elderly citizens. The children of many such people go to other places to study and work and the senior citizens are left alone. Our policemen will help them in every possible way," said Patil.

The minister said he would meet one elderly couple every month. "The policemen will also help the senior citizens maintain records of their domestic help," he added. "I will talk to the law and judiciary department to try cases of violence against senior citizens in fast-track courts."

Dholakwala, whose two sons are in Dubai and Thane, said: "Patil's meetings with senior citizens should be appreciated. This is a good initiative, one that will help create confidence among the elderly."

Crime against senior citizens in September:

An 89-year old man, K S Parshuraman, was strangled to death while his 80-year-old wife was greviously injured after two to three people attacked them and fled with 80gm gold.

The VP Road police found the body of 75-year-old divorcee Sarlah Vasudevan. She was smoothered to death. Robbery is suspected to be the motive behind the murder.

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Fwd: [sss-global] THIRTY NINE THOUSAND ELDERLY REGISTER WITH POLICE SO FAR

39,000 elderly register with police

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_39000-elderly-register-with-police_1748598

Mumbai commissioner of police Satyapal Singh seems to have taken the issue of senior citizens' safety quite seriously.

In the last few days, 39,000 senior citizens have registered themselves with the Mumbai police. Of these, 4200 live alone.

Last week, the Mumbai Police had started a new initiative to ensure the safety for the elderly. This move came after six senior citizen murders were reported in the city in less than three months.

Under attack for his department’s failure to protect the elderly, state home minister Patil had proposed that every policeman will “adopt” one senior citizen in their respective jurisdiction.

As per the initiative, a roster will be provided to senior citizens in which they will maintain the records of visits made by policemen to their residences. This record will be checked by assistant commissioners and above rank officers once in a week to ascertain whether proper visits are being paid or not.

Earlier, the police used to maintain the records, which sources said, could have been fudged easily.

As part of this initiative, on Monday, Patil and Singh had visited 20 senior citizens, including 75-yar-old Shoiab Dholkawala, in Nagpada, who live alone.

Dholkawala has been living alone for the last eight years.
His only son stays in Dubai with his family and when he comes to the city he prefers to live in his flat at Mumbai Central and only visit his father.

“People are so busy that they do not have the time to look after their parents. There are several senior citizens who live alone. We [Patil and Singh] will try to visit them at least once in a month," said the home minister.

"Also, the constables from each police station would approach the senior citizens in their locality to ensure that they are safe and maintain a record of the same. I will also speak to the law and judiciary department and appeal that the accused in senior citizen murder cases be tried in the fast-track court,” he added.

Patil also spoke to the neighbours and other residents of the society. Patil and Singh requested them to take up responsibility of the “lonely elderly” in their area and ensure that they are safe.
While Singh stressed that safety of the elderly in the city is top on his priority list, he added that security during festivals is also important to him.

When pointed out that during this year's Ganeshotsav, the Mumbai police had only on concentrated on the security , and not curbing noise pollution, Singh said that if they receive complaint from any other department they would look into the matter.

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