Kolkata, Aug 22 (TIWN) In an effort to stop alleged illegal activities of police personnel on night duty, Kolkata Police has decided to monitor the activities of patrol vans and personnel on night duty from the central control room of Lalbazar, the Kolkata Police headquarters.

“We have received several complaints that the police personnel on night duty accept bribes from vehicles moving at night. They accept bribes on the open streets from trucks or matadors carrying goods. This is not only negligence of duty but this increases the possibility of entry of illegal things like arms and drugs into the city,” a senior Kolkata Police officer said.  Through the idea, considered to be a brainchild of Kolkata Police Commissioner Soumen Mitra, the city police have thus decided to curb these kinds of happenings. In a recent directive, police personnel on night duty have been asked to station themselves only at junctions and points where CCTVs have been installed so that their entire activities can be monitored from the control room.