During the first on the spot review meeting in Western UP, principal secretary (Home) Deepak Singhal, and director general of police, Al Banerjee asked the local administration to work jointly and solve the grievances of the public as well as to check law and order situation.
The two officers also reportedly suspended a circle officer and an inspector, for failing to defuse a situation in Bijnore, which led to firing few days back. Sources said that IG (Zone) Bareilly, appraised the two officer about stern action taken against five policemen including a sub-inspector, who were dismissed from services after their involvement surfaced in a murder of a jeweler in Moradabad, in January this year.
As per the official communiqué released by the government, Singhal asked the DM and SP to take round of the city together and enquire the problems directly from public’s mouth and take necessary measures to get it solved. He told them to attend the problems like of mining, power problem, law and order etc, and that the officers should make communication directly with the media besides contacting with the public through social websites and through other advance technologies life SMSs, mails etc. He directed to launch a drive against hardened criminals and ensure that they all should be behind the bars. Besides, all other anti-social elements should be arrested and booked under preventive measures.
Singhal further asked the officials to make communication through video conferencing with their sub-ordinates to tell them about the government priorities and later to make a review to confirm whether compliance have been made or not. He also told the officers to open Women Cell besides making appointment of village chowkidars.
Addressing the officers during the meeting, Al Banerjee said that to organise `Thana Diwas’ on every Saturday during which all the petty problems should be attended. He further directed that if Thana Diwas will be not organised then IG Zone and DIG Range will be held responsible and punished. He also directed them to participate in weekly police parade on everyFriday. Banerjee also stressed urgent need of strengthening vigil on trains, particularly to check rising cases of loots. Besides Singhal and Banerjee, divisional commissioners of Bareilly, Moradabad, Meerut etc along with DMs, SPs and other officers posted in the districts under above zones were present during the meeting.