Home and Jail Minister Babulal Gaur has said that Superintendents of Police should chalk out their programmes in a manner that they make a night halt necessarily in a village for minimum once in a month.
Suggestions put forth by former Director Generals of Police for police reforms will be considered. Minister Gaur was holding discussions on police reforms with former DGPs of the State Police Officers’ Mess here on Wednesday. Director General of Police Nandan Dubey and other senior police officers were present on the occasion.
Gaur said that image of police and police stations should be good in the eyes of people. He directed to ensure sanitation at police stations, shifting of condemn seized vehicles from premises of police stations, giving message of closeness to people through regular patrolling and creating fear among criminals. Retired DGPs gave suggestions which can be implemented keeping in view crime control, investigation, law and order, traffic arrangements etc.
Underlining need for adequate police force to enforce police reforms, it was suggested that number of police personnel should be increased from existing 1.03 lakh. legal aspects should be adhered to fully in investigation to ensure that criminals are punished. For this, law Officers should be posted at police stations. Witnesses and plaintiffs should register true statements in courts. For this, they should be made to sign Form 29. Suggestions were also given regarding speedy trial and other issues.
It was suggested to educate people in traffic rules and ensure penal action against violators of rules for improvement in traffic system. For this, traffic police was directed to chalk out an action plan in coordination with officers of the Transport Department authorised for issuing driving licences, vehicle permits and fitness.
It was also suggested to constitute a public committee at police station level for police-public dialogue and solving day-to-day problems.
The retired DGPs also gave other important suggestions regarding reforms of senior officers and offices upto police chowkie level.