DGP chairs state level crime review meeting with Sr. field officers & heads of operational wings
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, July 12-
In order to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, DGP Gaurav Yadav on Friday directed all the district heads to prioritise registration of the first information report (FIR) even in petty crimes including snatching and theft to crackdown against crime in the state.
“It has come into my notice that field officers usually shows reluctance in registering FIR, especially in petty crimes. There should be a free registration of FIRs in all the districts which will help in maintaining law and order in the state,” he said. The DGP was chairing a state-level crime review meeting via Video Conference with all the senior field officers and Heads of Operational Wings to evaluate performance of all the 28 Police districts and take stock of the ongoing fight against organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism.
DGP directed all the CPs/SSPs to pay attention towards making arrests in heinous crimes and producing challans in the Court in time bound manner. He also asked them to hold weekly meetings to review the undertrial cases and improve the conviction rate.