L-G tells police to monitor rising cases of crimes against children

AS MANY AS 21 CASES OF CRIME AGAINST KIDS WERE REPORTED EVERY DAY THIS YEAR TILL

JUNE 30. A TOTAL OF 3,868 CASES, INCLUDING 813 SEXUAL OFFENCES WERE REGISTERED

NEWDELHI: Delhi lieutenant-governor (L-G) Anil Baijal on Thursday chaired a meeting over the law and order situation in Delhi and directed the Delhi Police to regularly monitor crimes against children and analyse the quality of prosecution, conviction and acquittal rates in such cases.

The L-G also stressed upon the importance of security audits of the city police’s information technology (IT) system to prevent any misuse of data.

Officials said L-G Baijal advised police officers to facilitate and regularly analyse feed- back received from residents for constant improvement in the functioning of the force.

The directions were issued during the weekly law and order meeting at the L-G’S office to review the situation of crimes in Delhi.

The meeting was attended by the Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik, special commissioners and joint commissioners of police.

Police statistics show that as many as 21 cases of crime against children were reported every day this year till June 30. A total of 3,868 cases including 813 sexual offences were registered in the city till June 30.

“The L-G desired that the residents should be kept informed through information, education and communication (ICE) activities about the various citizencentric initiatives undertaken by Delhi Police. The L-G also advised Delhi Police to make its presence more visible and its personnel more accessible,” stated a statement issued by the L-G’S office.

The Delhi Police reportedly informed the L-G that serious crimes such as dacoity, robbery and snatching have declined by 7.08% till June 30 from the last year’s corresponding period. Crimes against women have also dipped by 2.08% during this period.

The police officers informed the lieutenant-governor that several steps have been taken for women safety.

The steps included 749 patrol vans across the city with instructions to assist women returning late at night or if in distress.