Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta has directed senior police officers to dispose of blind murder cases on priority. He said that a separate team should be constituted to catch unknown culprits. Review should be undertaken case-wise every week. He reviewed pending cases of Bhopal here on Monday.
Gupta also directed to give monthly action taken report regarding disposal of cases. The Home Minister said that police officers should not keep sitting in PCR vans unnecessarily.
They should take necessary action standing at crossings. Good behaviour should be ensured with victims at police stations. Out-of-order vehicles parked on roadsides should be removed and more traffic police personnel should be deployed at much crowed places at peak hours. The Home Minister said that officers of the rank of sub-inspector upto superintendent of police should spend minimum two hours daily at some crossing and keep a constant watch over police stations in the night. He directed to take prompt action on reports of missing girls. Gupta directed to ensure immediate action against concerning officer of any level in case of negligence. He also directed to undertake surprise inspections of auto dealers.
Gupta directed to chalk out a list of senior citizens living in various colonies in the city and also talk to them during night patrolling. Members of Nagar Suraksha Samiti should also keep in touch with senior citizens.
The Home Minister said that suspected persons found during patrolling should be interrogated. Gupta said that meaning of patrolling is not passing through roads sitting on vehicle and sounding hooter. Patrolling vehicles should stop at every crossing and street for some time.