Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma on Friday directed all the district police chiefs and Station House Officers to increase police
presence and be receptive to people’s problems. Police Commissioner’s directions came during his first law and order meeting with his field officers.
Making his top priority, Verma said safety and security of women and vulnerable group is the prime concern. All necessary steps should be taken to prevent crime against women to ensure that every women in Delhi feels safe.
He directed police officials to increase police visibility and interaction with people in each beat and to ensure police presence in pickets, crime prone areas, dark spots and places of public gatherings
While directing his officers to improve public police relations and to meet with RWAs & MTAs more frequently, Delhi Police Chief lauded yo pay attention to the disposal of complaints and redressal of public grievance.
Police Commissioner also asked to improve intelligence gathering for taking preventive actions against hardened and known criminals and to improve records of crime and criminals for quick retrieval and taking preventive action.
Verma directed all the DCPs/Addl DCPs to visit at least one police station in a week to review the working and records. They should ensure timely disposal of cases with quality investigation and to pay special attention for prevention & detection of property crimes.