India, June 26 -- In a move aimed at strengthening grassroots' policing and improving citizens' access to law enforcement services, the Pune city police Commissionerate has prepared a comprehensive proposal to increase the number of police chowkis across the city from the existing 110 to 135.

The proposal, which was sent to the state home department about a month ago, was formally disclosed by Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Tuesday. The plan has been drafted after assessing Pune's rapidly changing crime landscape, expanding urban boundaries, growing population, increasing traffic movement, emergence of new residential townships, and the need for quicker police response in newly developed areas.

According to police officials, ...