By Aditya Vikram Singh/New Delhi:
THE Commissioner of Police, Delhi, S N Shrivastava has instructed the Delhi police cops to evolve mechanism for carrying out better and effective policing in the national capital.
The Delhi Police Commissioner on Saturday held Crime and Covid-19 review meeting through video conferencing.
At the outset of the Crime and Covid-19 review meeting, the Commissioner of Police and officers attending the meeting read out Rashtriya Ekta Diwas Pledge.
HIGHLIGHT: Delhi Police Commissioner on Saturday held Crime and Covid-19 review meeting through video conferencing.
The National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is observed on October 31 every year. The day was introduced in 2014 by the Government of India to mark the birth anniversary of Iron Man of India – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
In memory of the first Deputy Prime Minister of independent India- Sardar Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Government of India has constructed a huge statue of the Iron Man of India near the Narmada River in Gujarat
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi reiterated that Covid prosecutions should be carried out at designated market and crowded places while observing due precautions under supervision of Inspector rank officers in respective police stations.
S N Shrivastava emphasized to evolve a mechanism to assess the effectiveness of police working at police station level on day-to-day basis.
It should be simple and comprehensive with common and specific tasks in view of topographic and crime patterns of the police station, with involvement of SHOs and SDPOs, he added.
The Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) regarding missing children should be followed in letter and spirit and training and sensitization for IOs be regularly organized.
Emphasis, during the crime review meeting, was laid on timely disposal of cyber crime related complaints under effective supervision of District Cyber Cells.
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi S N Shrivastava laid stress on encouraging the field formations to take maximum help of technology available to reduce unnecessary physical movements and to boost productivity.
Finally district heads were called upon to connect with the public to catch their nerve and to spread awareness on the prevalent Covid-19 pandemic.
(Author Aditya Vikram Singh is a senior journalist, currently associated with Democratic Accent as Special Correspondent. He is well-known for his hard-hitting stories and investigative reporting, and has extensive experience in all important beats. He had previously worked with reputed groups such as Indian Express and Hindustan Times.)
