Delhi Police Commissioner, Rakesh Asthana on Wednesday accentuated the urgent need for more thorough impact assessment of crime prevention strategies to make systematic improvements for effective policing in the national Capital.
The CP in the Crime review meeting held at Police Headquarters (PHQ) on Wednesday also reiterated the need for optimal utilisation of manpower resources at police stations level.
According to Anil Mittal, the Additional Public Relation Officer (APRO) of Delhi Police, the CP directed district Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCsP) to review all pending crime-against-women cases and ensure that charge-sheet in these cases are filed within mandated period.
“The CP also directed district DCsP to make all efforts to prevent and detect cases of burglary and house-theft. Upon reporting of such crimes, the senior officers of the district as well as crime teams should immediately visit the crime scene to pick up the leads like fingerprints, CCTV footage, etc., and make all possible efforts to apprehend the accused at the earliest. Tools and technologies such as Online Criminal Dossier System, Facial Recognition, etc., should be extensively used to trace the suspects and apprehend them,” said Mittal.
During the meeting, the CP said that the weekly offs should be provided to Station House Officers (SHOs) and other Inspectors posted in police stations.
For the first time, all police stations of Delhi have been provided with three Inspector rank officers including SHO, Inspector, Law & Order and Inspector Investigation.
“This will help in better supervision of criminal investigations, evolving law & order challenges and also better management of citizen services at police station level.
The availability of three Inspectors will also ensure that each Inspector gets assured weekly off without hampering the quality of police stations’ day-to-day management,” said the CP.
During the meeting, the supervisory officers were also directed to ensure effective coordination between Railway Police, Metro Police and jurisdictional Police for prevention and detection of crime on major transportation hubs.
“While investigating the cases of use of firearms in crime, the CP directed that the teams should also concentrate on getting to the source of ammunition to break the chain of illicit arms trade. Backward and forward investigation should be conducted in cases of drug peddling to burst the syndicates involved,” said Mittal.
“Since the winter season has already set in, there is a greater need for enhanced night patrolling to prevent street crimes, thefts, etc. The CP also directed the district DCsP to further strengthen pickets and nakabandi during night hours and to ensure intensive checking of vehicles to curb movement of criminals and mischievous elements during the late night hours,” said Mittal.
On Wednesday Asthana also rewarded 15 police personnel selected as best division officers, beat officers, PCR teams and Traffic Cops, who performed outstanding duties during the month of July, 2021.