Delhi Police Commissioner Balaji Srivastava in his first ‘Covid and Crime’ review meeting directed senior police officials to focus on anti-terror measures in view of upcoming Independence Day. The CP also asked his field officers to reactivate the ‘eyes and ears’ scheme for information gathering and vigil over suspicious and nefarious activities in the national Capital.
Srivastava directed all Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCsP) to focus on anti-terror measures that include checking of hotels, guesthouses, tenants and domestic help verifications, checking of second-hand car-dealers and cyber cafes.
In view of possible third wave, the CP also asked the DCsP not to let their Covid guard down and ensure that steps are taken to implement Covid Appropriate Behavior in all public places.
Against the backdrop of reports of surging crowds in some prominent markets, the CP directed the DCsP to seek proactive involvement of the stakeholders - market & Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) to implement the DDMA guidelines.
Stating that ‘visibility and accessibility are key mantras of policing in the national capital’, the CP also urged the field functionaries to dominate the streets so as to keep the city spaces free of notorious elements and street criminals for the safe use by women, children and law abiding citizens.
“Be visible and accessible. Let notoriety get a taste of the law. The Rule of Law has to be enforced in letter and in spirit”, said the CP.
The CP also appreciated the launch of public grievance redressal interface “Jan Sunwai” on Saturday at the police stations presided over by the Sub-Division ACsP, which will now be held every Saturday with prior notification and publicity for information of complainants, who wish to meet the functionaries with their grievances.
The CP also asked DCsP to exercise proper supervision over the functioning of Integrated Complaint Monitoring System (ICMS) to register grievances online or offline by the public, an initiative of Vigilance Wing of Delhi Police.