During the first five days of the 38th India International Trade Fair (IITF)-2018, only two cases of pick-pocketing and minor thefts were reported.
The cases were registered during the business days of the fair, the Delhi Police officials told The Pioneer on Monday.
"Two FIRs were registered during the business days against three women. The first FIR was registered against a woman for pick-pocketing of Rs 4,000 and the other one was against two women for minor theft of at various cosmetics stalls," said a senior Delhi Police official. The accused were detained immediately in both the cases he added.
"The woman in the first case belonged to Jahangir Puri and was caught red-handed by police while trying to steal Rs 4,000 from a visitor's wallet. In the second case, the women belonged to Rohini Sector-24. They were also detained," he said.
This year, no case of eve-teasing has been reported so far, said the official. As per the official, last year, more than 55 reports were registered during the Trade Fair out of which two were for eve-teasing. The rest were registered for minor thefts, he added.
"The size of the fair has been reduced to 25 per cent of its capacity this year due to some construction work. Only 25,000 people per day are being allowed inside which could be a reason behind the less number of crime this year," he said.
Apart from that, the effective measures to tackle the crime are also being taken, he said.
"The staff has been deployed in shifts, so
nobody gets tired and everyone is alert. Also, we have several police officers patrolling in civil dress. Also, we have all the information about the people who were arrested in previous years, so if they enter, our eyes are on them and we are keeping an eye on all such suspects," he said.
Besides this, measures like SWAT teams, Anti terrorist measures, Bomb Detection Teams (BDT), Observation Towers, Morchas, patrolling parties are there. CCTV cameras have also been installed everywhere in the area for surveillance, he added.