Jaipur, March 31. Chief Minister Mr Ashok Gehlot said that the police must ensure abiding by the law without any pressure and should maintain their credibility so that there is fear among the criminals.
He said that understanding the pain of the complainant coming to the police station with their suffering, the police officers should help by being sensitive so that the victim gets speedy justice.
Mr Gehlot was addressing the meeting of Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) through video conference from his official residence on Wednesday. He said that work of the police department is very challenging and many responsibilities are associated with police personnel. The role of SPs is very important in changing the perception of the general public towards the functioning of the police and maintaining the credibility of the police. SPs should discharge their positive role in strengthening the law and order situation at the ground level.
He
said that they should ensure monitoring in the districts from police stations
up to check posts and effective crime control is done through pro-active
policing. He directed for effective action in the cases of cheating, illegal
trade of drugs and narcotics and organised crimes carried out by various gangs.
The Chief Minister said complaints have been received about
criminals collecting money by putting up illegal check posts, which is very
serious and has also raised question marks on the functioning of the police. He
expressed the need for police to get more active in the cases of river sand and
illegal mining. He directed that the media should be immediately apprised about
the actual situation in sensitive cases so that the law and order situation is
not disturbed by rumours.
Mr Gehlot said that SP and ASP level officers should do
regular patrolling at night. Higher level officers should personally go to the
spot in the cases of serious crimes and ensure proper investigation. He
directed the SPs to take part in the parades in the Police Lines to maintain
the team spirit and boost the morale of the soldiers. Besides this, he asked to
ensure immediate compliance with the directions given by the Director General
of Police and other senior officers of Police Headquarters.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government has done innovations such as modernising the police functioning, setting up receptions at the police stations with an objective to make them public-friendly and pro-active, created the posts of Additional Superintendent of Police in every district to prevent crime against women and for effective investigation, Compulsory Registration of FIRs, constituted Separate Unit for heinous crimes, running Women and Child Desks, Suraksha Sakhi, Police Mitra, Gram Rakshak and Mahila Shakti Self Defence centres.
He said that better results should be
achieved with these innovations. He directed to complete the work of building
reception rooms at the earliest in those police stations where they have not
been built. The District Superintendent of Police should inspect these
reception rooms so that the intention with which they have been constructed can
be fulfilled. He said that many announcements have been made for the police
department in the budget. There will be no dearth of resources in the future
too.
Minister of State for Home Shri Rajendra Singh Yadav said that
the Superintendent of Police should take action for attaching and confiscating
the properties of the criminals declared as absconding in their areas besides
abiding by the Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) prepared for controlling
the organised crimes.
Chief Secretary Smt Usha Sharma said that SPs should ensure
better law and order situation in their districts. She directed them to take
serious and effective steps in cases of crimes against women.
Director General of Police Shri ML Lathar stressed on aggressive
policing by maintaining the police’s motto of ‘Apradhiyon me Dar evum Aamjan me
Vishvas’ (fear in criminals and trust in people). He directed to take immediate
action in the cases of the attack on government employees and causing damage to
government properties, to identify the gangs involved in organised crimes and
to take strict action against the concerned police personnel on the complaint
of police nexus with criminals.
