Two days after the supporters of radical Sikh leader Amritpal Singh laid a siege on the police station at Ajnala in Amritsar, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Saturday directed all the officers to do professional policing and take strict action against all lawbreakers to maintain law and order in the state.
Chairing a state-level review meeting via video conference with senior officers across the state, the DGP reviewed the ground-level action against organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism.
Yadav said that a lot of good work has been done against gangsters and drugs by the Punjab Police in recent months. He, however, stressed on the need to further intensify the vigil against anti-social elements.
The DGP also ordered all the senior officers from Punjab Police headquarters to visit districts and “check manpower and equipment”, besides, ensuring the basic policing at the ground level with citizen friendly approach.
He also directed them to ensure that at least 50 per cent of the total police force posted in the districts should be deployed in police stations to increase the manpower.
Yadav also directed all the Station House Officers (SHOs) to be more accessible to the common public and build a connection with them to ensure citizen-friendly policing, while ensuring that any anti-social element should not be spared at any cost.
He also asked SHOs to open history sheets of bad character in their jurisdiction and should personally investigate heinous crimes.
The DGP has also ordered all the district police chiefs to work in coordination with special units to eliminate gangster culture and drugs from the state.
He also directed district police chiefs to hold monthly crime review meetings at district level and hold orderly rooms to listen to the grievances of the police personnel. He also asked them to install maximum CCTV cameras for surveillance in public areas such as Markets, Religious Places, private property, etc.
