During interaction with mediapersons after taking inauguration of the Pimpri-Chinchwad police commissionerate on August 15, Police Commissioner R K Padmanabhan said that his aim is to decimate crime from Pimpri-Chinchwad. The interaction was organized by Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ).

He also that the police will be going to people to solve their problems, instead people going to the police. "We want civil policing here. Law and Order, traffic issues are the main priority. Will try get Pimpri-Chinchwad rid of crime. We will deploy police at major junctions to make them visible. It will also help in curbing street crime", he added.