Following surprise inspection by the chief minister Adityanath Yogi in Mahila police station at Hazratganj, the director general of police, Javeed Ahmed, whose days as the top UP cop seems to be numbered, was quick to issue advisory to all district, range and zonal level police officers, directing them to make inspection and set their houses in order.
An official note released by the DGP office on Wednesday evening confirmed that DGP, Javeed Ahmed had directed all the senior police officials to make surprise inspection and ensure proper documentation in police stations, to make the premises neat and clean particularly the barracks, visitors room, mess, toilets, and lock-ups, to maintain record and upkeep of arms and ammunitions (armory), to ensure proper sitting arrangements for visitors, to appoint day and night officers so that proper hearing could be given to any visitor, to provide drinking water to every visitors.
It was further directed to ensure that problems of female should be heard by a lady officer, to put station incharge’s name and CUG number on main board of the police station, to detained no one in the police station without proper documentation, to ensure that no one should spit betel or gutka on walls of police station otherwise the incharge will be held responsible, no cops should take betel, gutka, liquor or any other psychotropic substance, and lastly, all visitors should be attended immediately and that the problem must be attended at earliest. Ahmed also warned the officers that any laxity in compliance of his above directions will invite stern action against the guilty.
Interestingly to impress his political masters, Ahmed, who was busy in cosmetic policing to save his chair had already issued directions to form anti-romeo squad, to make crack down on illegal slaughter houses, hardened criminals and organised gangs.