MUMBAI: The state government will conduct a fresh security audit of all banks in the state, home minister R R Patil announced on Friday. The move comes following a rise in cases of bank robberies. During a discussion in the legislative assembly, Patil said that it was observed that several banks were not observing security norms as prescribed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). A circular issued by the RBI requires banks to install closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, set up special phone lines and alerts and deploy armed security guards, among other norms. "Many banks are not implementing these. We will conduct a survey to identify such banks. The list will be forwarded to the RBI, which will be asked to force these banks to observe security norms," Patil announced. Congress legislator Gopaldas Agarwal had moved a calling attention motion against an increase in bank robberies and thefts in his elected constituency-Gondia in Nagpur. Agarwal complained that there had been a spate of robberies in this region in the past two months. He added that robbers usually struck during weekends. The legislator complained of the police's failure to catch the culprits. Patil, however, contested the claim that the police were not serious about solving the cases. He said that efforts were on to nab those involved in the robberies. He added that the police have beefed up security and patrolling in the region. With legislators from other areas also participating in the discussion, incidents of bank robbery across the state were discussed. Patil admitted to an increase in incidents of inter-state robberies. "We have decided to beef up patrolling along entry points to keep a tab on the movement of criminals," he said.
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