PCR vans to reach crime spot in less than 8 mins: Surat CP

Surat: Now a police control room (PCR) van in Surat city will take a maximum of eight minutes to reach the place of crime once help is sought from the cops. This new benchmark has been set by city police commissioner Ajay Tomar after observing the overall performance of the PCR vans.
The Diamond City has 60 PCR vans distributed among different police stations. These vans are used for patrolling and are the first to respond to any crime scene.
After receiving a call, the control room alerts the specific police station and PCR van which reaches the spot at the earliest.
“I was examining the performance of PCR vans and found that they are working efficiently. In a few cases the cops have responded in a short time and I have also rewarded,” said Tomar.
A PCR van of Athwalines police station reached a spot of wall collapse within five minutes of being alerted on August 13. In another incident on August 16, a PCR Van of Khatodara police station reached New Civil Hospital within five minutes and prevented conflict between relatives of a deceased patient and hospital staff.
In four incidents PCR vans successfully prevented probable mob lynching in different parts of the city with timely response.