NEW DELHI: As part of its strategy to crack down on organised crime in the capital, Delhi Police is rearranging its beat system by deploying ASI-level officers as beat in-charges. The units have been told to step up monitoring of criminals released on bail and the dossiers of history-sheeters are being scanned for this purpose.
Briefing on their crime control measures, police officers on Tuesday said that they are preparing a fresh compendium of top criminals and units have been asked to update them regularly.
Delhi Police spokesperson Madhur Verma said that use of firearms in henious crimes has come down by 9.2% from last year and 286 cases have been reported till May 15 as compared to 315 last year. There has also been a 47% rise in the seizure of illegal firearms. Till May 15 this year, 1,081 were illegal arms were seized against 736 in 2018.
With gangs in outer and southwest Delhi reviving their activities, there has been a rise in their need for weapons and ammunition, not only for criminal activities but also to strengthen the land grabbing racket. These areas have seen the highest influx of illegal firearms as gangsters from Delhi and Haryana and local politicians have been indulging in an all-out war due to the real estate boom.
The motive behind the gang war in Dwarka last Sunday is suspected to be fallout over grabbing land. The modus operandi of these gangs are also being mapped by Crime Branch and Special Cell. The two units have been directed to intensify surveillance on criminals and initiate target-oriented action against them.
To nip the supply of illegal firearms in the bud, Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik has emphasised on stepping up beat patrols, increasing integrated patrolling and checks at barricades by both the traffic police and PCR units. The top cop has also stressed on increasing police visibility at night, especially at pickets and barricades to keep a check on petty criminals.
Apart from this, local police have also stepped up checking of two-wheelers. DCPs have been directed to act against organised crime and focus on citizen-centric policing through Jan Sampark and other community approach programmes, like neighbourhood watch and Eyes and Ears schemes.
Briefing on their crime control measures, police officers on Tuesday said that they are preparing a fresh compendium of top criminals and units have been asked to update them regularly.
Delhi Police spokesperson Madhur Verma said that use of firearms in henious crimes has come down by 9.2% from last year and 286 cases have been reported till May 15 as compared to 315 last year. There has also been a 47% rise in the seizure of illegal firearms. Till May 15 this year, 1,081 were illegal arms were seized against 736 in 2018.
With gangs in outer and southwest Delhi reviving their activities, there has been a rise in their need for weapons and ammunition, not only for criminal activities but also to strengthen the land grabbing racket. These areas have seen the highest influx of illegal firearms as gangsters from Delhi and Haryana and local politicians have been indulging in an all-out war due to the real estate boom.
The motive behind the gang war in Dwarka last Sunday is suspected to be fallout over grabbing land. The modus operandi of these gangs are also being mapped by Crime Branch and Special Cell. The two units have been directed to intensify surveillance on criminals and initiate target-oriented action against them.
To nip the supply of illegal firearms in the bud, Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik has emphasised on stepping up beat patrols, increasing integrated patrolling and checks at barricades by both the traffic police and PCR units. The top cop has also stressed on increasing police visibility at night, especially at pickets and barricades to keep a check on petty criminals.
Apart from this, local police have also stepped up checking of two-wheelers. DCPs have been directed to act against organised crime and focus on citizen-centric policing through Jan Sampark and other community approach programmes, like neighbourhood watch and Eyes and Ears schemes.
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