Foot patrolling was undertaken on Tuesday in Mukherjee Nagar from Kingsway Camp to Batra Complex by the Joint Commissioner of Police, Northern Range Dr Sagar Preet Hood along with DCP (North West) Aslam Khan. The area is sensitive because it has high population density and has a huge number of private paying guests and hostels, according to the police.
The officials interacted with the Resident Welfare Associations, Market Welfare Associations and Eyes & Ears Scheme members, students, residents of North-Eastern States and the general public and were asked to give suggestions to strengthen the security and law and order situation of the area as well as talk about the safety and security measures and creating awareness about do's and don'ts keeping in view the upcoming Independence Day.
The Interaction was focused on issues such as proper verification of all tenants and also to keep proper vigil on the area, rectifying the faulty CCTV cameras installed in the markets and also install more CCTV cameras. To keep proper vigil of the area and briefed the guards and parking attendant accordingly. The Tenants and students were sensitized that if anything suspicious comes to their notice, the same should inform to police immediately. The members of Eye & Ears Scheme were also briefed to be more attentive keeping in view of upcoming Independence Day, DCP (North West) Aslam Khan stated in the release.
During interaction, people were made aware about the following helpline numbers for women (1091), Eyes & Ear Scheme (1090), Residents of North-Eastern States (1093), Senior Citizen, Children & Student (1291) and Foreigners (8750871111). All were also briefed to download Mobile App of Delhi Police “One Touch Away” and women were especially encouraged to download “Himmat plus App”, she stated.