Baripada: Smit P Parmar, who joined as the SP of Mayurbhanj August 27, has laid stress on working for the people who have been fighting for justice.
Parmar was shifted from Nuapada district. The 2013 batch IPS officer hails from Junagarh in Gujarat. He was born March 7, 1989 to Purushottam Das and Jagruti. He has two younger sisters.
Parmar married Garima Tiwari, an area manager in the railways in Bhadrak, two years ago.
Before joining IPS, Parmar was working for a company after completing B.Tech from IIT-Bombay.
He nurtured an ambition to help out people working for justice and was successful in clearing IPS. Parmar first joined as a probationer in Jajpur and then in Dhenkanal.
Later, he was assigned to carry out anti-Maoist operations in Kalahandi. Subsequently, he was posted as SDPO in Koraput and SP in Nuapada.
Speaking about his routine life, Parmar said he gets up by 6:00am and goes out to play tennis after bath. Then, he does light exercise and loves to read books and newspapers.
Parmar is fond of having milk and cornflakes for breakfast. “I love Baripada mudhi (bloated rice),” he said, adding he takes mudhi with him while visiting police stations.
Even during holidays, he pays visits to police stations and takes stock of pending cases.
When in office, the SP hears complaints of people and directs subordinates to dispose of their cases immediately. A pure vegetarian, Parmar prefers eating vegetable curries, devoid of spices for lunch and loves to take light food at night.
As for Mayurbhanj, the SP says it is the largest district in the state and its people are innocent. “Being a bordering district, it is prone to the possibility of seeing a rise in crimes,” he added.
Parmar said his priority will be to streamline the mess in traffic system. “Plans are afoot to fix CCTV cameras at strategic locations in Baripada town,” he added.
He is also worried over the rise in witch-hunting cases. “Steps will be taken to make people aware of the harmful impacts of blind belief with help of youths, senior citizens and voluntary organisations,” the SP noted.