Appreciating the courage of citizens of the Capital who bravely fought off criminals and helped police apprehend them, the South-Western Range of Delhi Police on Tuesday felicitated 30 people, including eight women, who risked life and limb to fob off criminals. Speaking on the occasion, Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi said that in order to make Delhi a safer place to live, the residents of the area have to work hand-in-hand with the force. He also asked his force to serve people with honesty and keep themselves away from arrogance and highhandedness.
The Commissioner handed over a commendation roll and a memento to these bravehearts. Bassi appealed to the people to pull together with the forces in making Delhi a safer city. “It is right that 80,000-85,000 police personnel are not enough to secure the 1.80 crore people of Delhi. It would be enough when 1.80 crore people come together with us,” said Bassi. He asked his men to take lessons of honesty and self-abnegation from the good samaritans who took on the criminals setting aside their self-interest. “We need to increase integrity, whether it is a case of dealing with a hawker or while managing traffic situation. We have to increase it (integrity) and learn from these people as we have to make do from the salary that we get,” he added.
Among those awarded was a DTC bus driver, who confronted six robbers trying to hijack his bus and took the vehicle straight to the nearest police station and got them arrested. The awardees included a girl who gave chase to two bikers who snatched her chain and caught them with public help. A homemaker took on four armed robbers, snatched a pistol from one of them and cowed them down with the help of neighbours. Bassi admitted that the force cannot make recoveries in most cases of theft of pickpocketing but asked his men to make genuine efforts to help the people.