Patna,(BiharTimes): If chief minister Nitish Kumar is to be believed rise in crime in the state has much to do with the rise in temperature.

Speaking at a function of policemen on Friday he said that he has been observing this trend for the last few years. The chief minister said that he even wanted to know the reason for this rise in crime during the summer season.

As the head gets hot (“Dimag garam ho jata hai”) the incidents of crime rise. He asked the police to bring down the heat (‘garmi utariye’) of the criminals.

However, the chief minister added that the pride of Bihar has increased everywhere and the state is praised for good governance and development in various fields.

The chief minister warned that nobody would be allowed to play with rule of law, which is the foundation of governance. If foundation is weak the entire structure will be weak.

Nitish conceded that the condition of the police stations in the state was pitiable as there was hardly any proper infrastructure before 2005 when he assumed power.

He said that there was no paper to register FIR in the police stations and the vehicles could start only after being pushed from behind. Now the policemen were given vehicles as well as arms and ammunition to maintain law and order in the state.

According to him there should be at least 40 policemen in a police station to keep it on alert round-the-clock.