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Astrology to control crime

2023

TNN, August 23, 2023: The Times of India

Lucknow: The Hindu calendar, or “panchang”, mostly used to decide auspicious dates, will now help the UP police control crime in the state. UP DGP Vijaya Kumar has issued a circular to police officers directing them to study crime records during the new moon (“amavasya”) days and a week after it and prepare a mapping plan to tackle illegal activities.


Noting that most incidents of crime take place a week before “amavasya” in the “Krishna Paksha (dark phase of the moon)” and a week after it, the DGP instructed that incidents of crime during the period must be reviewed monthly.


“It was a full moon day on August 1 and there was bright moonlight from 6pm till 6am on August 2, restricting the movement of criminals. From August 8, the new moon period began which continued till August 16,” he said. “On August 16, it was dark from 6pm to 6am, which helped criminals take advantage of the darkness and commit crime,” he said, adding that there would be a new moon from August 17-30. 
The UP police has issued such circulars in the past, too. Retired IPS officer Rajesh Pandey told TOI it is an age-old convention.