Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma at a recent high-level meeting took stock of the security measures for the Republic Day celebration and decided to take strict action against cyber cafes who are caught for allowing their customers to use internet without providing their identity proof.
Verma directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP’s) of all districts of the national Capital to keep a constant check on the register and logs at hotels, bars, restaurants, guest houses and motels to keep track on suspicious persons and immediately report about their movements to the local police.
“In the 42-point directive, Verma has asked his men to keep a tap on hotels, bars, restaurants, guest houses and motels to keep track on all the suspicious persons and report the same to their nearest police station,” said a senior police official.
Apart from that, all hotels have also been told to make arrangements for CCTV recording facility as per rules. Parking of vehicles on main/arterial roads or places where there is high footfall have been directed to be discouraged. The police chief also asked unattended vehicles in parking lots to be checked.
Verma emphasised his focus on getting the registers of the shops selling chemicals in their respective areas checked. The task has been given to the respective Station House Officers of all police stations.
Door Frame Metal Detectors have also been asked to be checked. Verma has also directed DCPs to keep a strict vigil on high-rise buildings in their districts.
“Adequate police force will be deployed in all high rise structures especially in the New Delhi district. Rooms facing the Republic Day parade area in hotels and other places will be sanitised every day till celebrations are over,” said the police official.
Verma reportedly directed the snipers to practice in shooting range on a daily basis.
He also told his officers to ensure that all personnel assigned for security duty for the Republic Day celebrations should familiarise themselves by verifying each other’s identity cards and know them personally in their respective districts for quick action response or clarification to deal with any untoward incident.
The officers have been directed to be very careful about the movement of vehicles coming across the Yamuna river in Outer, East, Shahdara and Northeast districts. They were also directed to put up barricades on all roads leading to New Delhi.
The police chief told the officers to hold meetings with truck associations so that restrictions, which are put in place on movement of heavy and light medium vehicles are conveyed to them and their concerns, if any, are addressed on time. Verma also directed that a list of vehicles stolen from Delhi .
Secretariat and Ministries and Defence and Home should be provided to police personnel manning pickets and barricades in the city. He has also requested his officers to make a request to the Election Commission to exempt one of the two DCPs from doing election duty.