Reward for info on criminals hiked, now DGP can declare bounty upto Rs 5 lakh and ADG Rs 1 lakh
Jaipur: In a bid to encourage public to help police, the State government on Wednesday announced that it has increased the reward money for tip-offs on criminals following approval from the finance department, said Director General of Police Umesh Mishra.
The order enables the Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) to declare a reward of up to Rs 5 lakh on any criminal, as against the reward limit of Rs 1 lakh allowed earlier.
The ADG (Crime) and ADG (SOG) have also been empowered to increase the reward amount from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh. The Range IG and DIG can declare a reward from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000. At the same time, compared to a reward limit of Rs 5,000 earlier, DSP and DCP can now declare rewards of up to Rs 25,000 on any criminal, the order added.
