The Ghaziabad Police chief has shunted 44 policemen to the police lines for dereliction of duty.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Deepak Kumar initiated action after the Principal Secretary (Home) Debashish Panda along with Director General of Police (DGP) Javeed Ahmad ordered all the police officials of Uttar Pradesh to start extensive police patrolling in the area.
The SSP undertook random checks of police stations and issued orders to send lethargic police personnel to the district police lines. The SSP ordered that during the day only head clerks should be present in the police stations while the rest of the staff should be visible in the areas to ensure a sense of security among the masses.
In the meantime the police raided hotels in Bazaria where many couples were nabbed in compromising positions.
The SSP sent Circle Officer Indra Pal Singh Yadav and city Kotwal to the police lines. CO Traffic Rajesh Kumar was posted in place of Yadav.