Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Saturday addressed police personnel to spell out the priorities for the force and to share his plans for their welfare in the coming times. Over 10,550 police personnel and senior police officers attended the meeting. On this occasion, the CP also announced that an ‘Open House’ will be held every Friday for members of the force to meet the CP if they have any unsorted issues or grievances.
“Delhi Police personnel have to deal with plethora of issues that are unique to the city. Force’s work in areas of law and order, VVIP security and crime investigation are praiseworthy. It needs to be kept up and enhanced,” said Asthana adding that he will contribute in police personnel’s performance by leading from the front and motivating them in all times.
Assuring that no policeperson shall face any difficulty for bonafide discharge of duty, Asthana said that it is the job of the senior leadership to take care of the force as mentors and not find faults with them unnecessarily. Asthana told the Station House Officers (SHOs), Inspectors and Investigation Officers (IOs) that time has come for evidence based policing and scientific investigation. “Complainants, victims and visitors to police stations be treated politely and empathetically by giving time and attention to them, he directed the SHOs. Let there be fear of police among criminals and sense of security among the law-abiding citizens,” he said. “The criminals should have fear of law and it can only be instilled if we ourselves are disciplined to core. So, every policeman should be a thorough professional and remain updated,” said Asthana.
Asthana also called upon the SHOs and supervisory officers to ensure that victims should be able to get their FIRs registered freely while our emphasis will be to take the cases to their logical end by good detection and thorough investigation. Asthana also said that communal harmony is of utmost importance in the national capital and it has to be maintained by the police through engagement with leaders and respectable of all communities.
Insisting on fairness and impartiality, the CP said that criminals have no religion or community and strict action on criminals be done unequivocally.
The CP also mentioned that all visitors to the city form their first impression from the traffic situation and therefore Traffic police personnel have the responsibility to not only keep the vehicular flow smooth but also give the best impression of Delhi Police to the public by use of modern technology and road science.