GURUGRAM: The government has put together a dedicated team, consisting of
deputy commissioner Vinay Pratap Singh,
police commissioner K K Rao and district attorney Dharmendra Rana, to monitor the biggest crimes that have taken place in the city in the recent past. It is believed this will improve conviction rates.
The information was shared by the deputy commissioner at a media briefing on Thursday morning. “The team will monitor ‘big crimes’ that have happened in the past, track the investigation and their status in the courts,” said Singh.
The information will then be shared with the state government or Punjab and Haryana high court, as required. The idea, Singh said, was to ensure that action is taken in all such criminal cases.
“This is a positive development and we welcome it. Such an initia-tive will help us deliver justice speedily to those who deserve it and sustain people’s faith in the judiciary,” said Rana.
Though police claim crime rate in the city has come down, investigations often lose focus in many cases. The city has seen some heinous crimes over the last couple of years, be it the Prince murder case or the Manesar rape case. Victims in both cases are yet to get justice.
Many other such cases have made Gurugram notorious as the crime capital, and the initiative might help undo some of the damage.
Under this policy, all those convicted in molestation, rape and other crimes against women, will be debarred from non-essential services such as old-age pension, pension for the physically challenged, driving licence and arms licence.
“The state government has formed a policy, under which anyone accused in crimes against women will have their arms licence suspended, apart from other non-essential services. If they are convicted, we will extend the suspension, as this arms licence a service that comes directly under our purview,” said police commissioner K K Rao.
Talking about the one-stop centre for victims of crimes against women, the deputy commissioner said while currently there is a centre running in the Civil Hospital, it is incapacitated due to lack of resources and space. “We’ve developed a one-stop centre in Police Lines, which women can approach for any legal aid or counselling,” he added.
The Gurugram centre has received much criticism in the recent past, due to its inability to provide women victims in need. Sources said many women are actually sent back without proper counselling.
According to central government guidelines, all such centres, which come under the department of women and child development, must have an administrator, counsellor, IT staff, police facilitation officer, gynaecologist and lawyer.
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