With Samrat Choudhary Taking Charge of Home Department, Bihar Police Redefines Policing: Even Petty Theft to Be Treated as Organized Crime
In a major shift in Bihar’s policing strategy, Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar has expanded the definition of organized crime following the formation of the new NDA government under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. With Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary now heading the Home Department, the police have been directed to treat even small offences—such as petty theft, pickpocketing, and fraud—as part of organized crime networks.
New Policing Framework Rolled Out
According to the new framework, the police will no longer assess cases merely by the scale of the crime but by the nature of the offence and the criminal network behind it. The DGP has instructed all SSPs and SPs to intensify surveillance of repeat offenders and dismantle the syndicates that operate behind seemingly minor crime...









