The Delhi Police Commissioner, Balaji Srivastava on Sunday night visited the borders and Red Fort area to check the security arrangements across the national Capital.
According to Chinmoy Biswal, the spokesperson of Delhi Police, the CP conducted a city-wide patrolling on Sunday night "He visited the borders, Red Fort and New Delhi areas to oversee the police arrangements and preparedness ahead of Independence Day," said Biswal adding that over 30,000 police personnel were on ground, patrolling and picketing all across the city during Sunday night patrolling.
The CP interacted with senior officers along with their staff deployed on duty at the spots, while inspecting the arrangements at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders besides the Red Fort and Parliament vicinities.
Stressing on the need for vigil and alertness on the part of every ground personnel on duty in the national capital, the Commissioner motivated policemen and women to remain prepared 24x7, saying, “Delhi Police has been entrusted with public trust to keep the capital safe and secure. The city never sleeps, neither do we.”
He directed the Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCsP) to look after the welfare of the personnel on deployment by making arrangements for timely food, proper shelter and rotation of duties to the best possible extent, as police personnel make a lot of personal sacrifices in the call of duty.