Haryana Police on Tuesday said it is planning to launch several ‘social media initiatives’ in the coming year, buoyed by the success of its earlier initiatives.
Addl. Director General of Police, Law & Order, Navdeep Singh Virk said that in the year 2020, Haryana Police took up new and innovative approaches to educate people by disseminating important information through social media, using creative graphics, banners and videos and launching special campaigns.
In June, Haryana Police launched ‘#MannMeinLockdown’ campaign on social media emphasising the importance of obeying national directives and other Govt. guidelines by everybody to prevent the spread of Covid infection, after the introduction of ‘Unlock 1.0’.
The campaign was focused on educating people to keep themselves and others safe by taking COVID precautionary measures like wearing a mask, maintaining social distance, washing hands, etc, he added.
Virk further said Police also ran another campaign on the occasion of Diwali, titled #HarGharLakshmi in which the women police officials from various districts were seen visiting homes in their jurisdiction making people aware about the importance of women safety, educating families to keep the women happy for the prosperity and good luck of the family.
The objective of this campaign was to educate people so that there can be a reduction in domestic violence against women.
The attractive graphics, animations and music videos posted by Haryana Police during these campaigns, were widely appreciated. These campaigns were also appreciated by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and several tweets by the Police Department were also retweeted.
VIGILANCE BUREAU ARRESTS HEAD CONSTABLE ACCEPTING BRIBE OF RS 5 LAKH
The State Vigilance Bureau, Haryana has caught Head Constable Amit Kumar of Police Station Khedki Daula, Gurugram red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 500,000 from the owner of a Call Centre Naveen Bhutani resident of Uttam Nagar, Delhi.
A spokesman of the Bureau said that Naveen Bhutani had made a complaint to the State Vigilance Bureau that he was in business collaboration with a party of Karnal and had some financial dispute with them. They called him at Appu Ghar, Gurugram to resolve the matter.
The spokesman said that the complainant had alleged that from there, some policemen took him to the Station House Officer (SHO) Khedki Daula, Vishal in their vehicle. The SHO had beaten him and checked his laptop. Knowing his turnover through his laptop, the SHO demanded Rs. 1 Crore from him and threatened him that if he will not fulfill the demand he will be in jail for the rest of his life. Due to the continuous pressure of SHO, he arranged Rs. 57 lakh from his family and relatives through mobile phone, informed the spokesman.
The spokesman said that on that day, they made him stay at a farmhouse at the distance of about 15 Km from there. On the next day, his friend Monu handed over a bag containing Rs 57 lakh to Head Constable Amit and after that they released him at about 6:30 PM.
However, they did not return his laptop and other documents. He used to talk to Head Constable Amit Kumar for the return of his laptop and documents. One day, he told me that SHO Vishal has demanded another 10 lakhs in lieu of his laptop and documents. He recorded the conversation between him and HC Amit Kumar. Now they are demanding Rs. 5 lakh today and 5 lakh after the return of the laptop and documents.
On receiving the information, the State Vigilance Bureau acted promptly and a team headed by Inspector Tribhavan was constituted. A criminal case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and Indian Penal Code has been registered at State Vigilance Bureau, Gurugram. Head Constable Amit Kumar No. 598/GGM was caught red-handed by the Vigilance Team in the presence of Duty Magistrate Sushil Kumar, Naib Tehsildar, Gurugram and Shadow Witness Karambir while accepting illegal gratification of Rs. 500,000 from Naveen Bhutani. The investigation of the case is in progress, the statement added.