Bhubaneswar: State Government has declared different conveyance allowance for Police to investigate crime cases like murder, rape, cyber crime, kidnapping, etc.
In order to ensure hassle-free sanction of contingent expenditure from the Investigation Fund by different establishments under State Police Headquarters and thereby enhance efficiency of investigation activities, the government has announced the assistance to the Police, as per a notification issued by the Finance Department.
The Government has decided to provide Rs 25,000 from the Investigation Fund placed with State Police organisation for a murder case while the police officials can utilise Rs 13,000 during investigation of an unnatural death case.
For transportation & conveyance of accused persons in a rape case including food & accommodation of victim / complainant support, the police department can now spent Rs 37,000 in outside Odisha and Rs 18,000 within state for each case.
For kidnapping cases, the police will now get Rs 30,000 to meet different expenditures for investigation outside the State and Rs 10,000 within the state.
The Government has decided to provide Rs 45,000 to meet the expenditures like transportation, accommodation of victim and complainant for investigation of a cyber crime case outside Odisha. The amount is Rs 25,000, if the investigation is carried out within the State.
The assistance will be Rs 35,000 (outside) and Rs 15,000 (within Odisha) for NDPS/Excise and Arms Act cases.
The Government will provide maximum Rs 17,000 for property offence cases and Rs 5,000 for other miscellaneous cases.