Haryana DGP directs SPs to step up night patrolling, CCTV surveillance
Chandigarh: Haryana DGP Ajay Singhal on Friday directed district police chiefs to strengthen night patrolling and nakabandi , ensure proper functioning of CCTV cameras and update records of criminals to strengthen crime prevention and surveillance across the state. At a review meeting with senior police officers at Police Headquarters , Singhal asked SPs to personally supervise night checking and ensure that police personnel deployed at nakas performed their duties effectively.
He said accountability would be fixed in cases of negligence. The meeting was informed that 288 additional nakabandi points had been identified besides 250 permanent nakas. Police are also maintaining special surveillance at 40 sensitive locations and border areas.
Reviewing CCTV surveillance , officers informed the DGP that 6,644 cameras had been installed across 389 police stations and 327 police posts in the state. Singhal directed that all cameras be kept functional and a committee be constituted to check their operational status, placement and technical deficiencies.
The DGP also reviewed the verification of active criminals. Physical verification of 47,124 criminals had been completed as of October 29, while photographs of 29,416 had been uploaded to the Facial Recognition System (FRS). Eleven districts have completed 100% verification of active criminal records.
He directed these districts to upload details of proclaimed offenders, bail jumpers and most-wanted criminals to the system within two weeks. The meeting also reviewed action against vehicles without number plates and High Security Registration Plates (HSRPs). Between June 1 and October 28, police checked 31.22 lakh vehicles, issued 2,72,492 challans and impounded 22,269 vehicles. The challans included 1,14,566 for missing number plates and 1,57,926 for absence of HSRPs.
He said accountability would be fixed in cases of negligence. The meeting was informed that 288 additional nakabandi points had been identified besides 250 permanent nakas. Police are also maintaining special surveillance at 40 sensitive locations and border areas.
Reviewing CCTV surveillance , officers informed the DGP that 6,644 cameras had been installed across 389 police stations and 327 police posts in the state. Singhal directed that all cameras be kept functional and a committee be constituted to check their operational status, placement and technical deficiencies.
The DGP also reviewed the verification of active criminals. Physical verification of 47,124 criminals had been completed as of October 29, while photographs of 29,416 had been uploaded to the Facial Recognition System (FRS). Eleven districts have completed 100% verification of active criminal records.
He directed these districts to upload details of proclaimed offenders, bail jumpers and most-wanted criminals to the system within two weeks. The meeting also reviewed action against vehicles without number plates and High Security Registration Plates (HSRPs). Between June 1 and October 28, police checked 31.22 lakh vehicles, issued 2,72,492 challans and impounded 22,269 vehicles. The challans included 1,14,566 for missing number plates and 1,57,926 for absence of HSRPs.
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