Ranchi, March 13 Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren virtually laid the foundation stone for 12 modern police stations from the assembly premises on Friday.
Soren also flagged off 636 four-wheelers and 849 two-wheelers for various police stations across the state.
"The police force is determined to reduce crime and maintain law and order in the state. This initiative will strengthen the surveillance mechanism," the chief minister said.
The 12 new police stations will comprise integrated complexes – featuring women police stations, cyber police stations and SC/ST police stations, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, officials said.
The Jharkhand Police has cracked several major cases and put the culprits behind bars in recent months, Soren asserted.