Out of 1,400 heinous cases, Delhi Police cracked 1,212 in 104 days
New Delhi: In 104 days, the National Capital has witnessed more than 1,400 heinous cases including rape, murder, dacoity. The Delhi Police said that they have solved as many as 1,212 cases during the period.
Police sources told Millennium Post that in the recent crime review meeting, the Delhi Police Commissioner reviewed the overall situation of cases in 15 districts. The police data till April 14 revealed that around 286 heinous cases were not solved.
"As many as 167 heinous cases were reported in North East Delhi. The district solved 139 cases," said police sources.
The Outer Delhi witnessed 142 cases in which 106 were cracked whereas 133 heinous crime reported from South Delhi.
The district solved 120 cases. As many as 117 heinous cases took place in Shahdara district whereas 82 cases were worked out.
In North West Delhi, 114 cases reported whereas 94 were solved. The South East Delhi witnessed 113 crime, the district cracked 89 cases.
Sources further claimed that in newly-formed Outer North district, around 108 cases took places. As many as 87 cases were solved.
In Dwarka, 100 heinous crimes took place whereas 81 were solved.
In West Delhi, 98 heinous cases reported in which 86 per cent of cases solved. As many as 99 cases reported from East Delhi. The district solved 79 cases.
In South West Delhi, as many as 72 cases reported and 61 were solved. In Central Delhi~ 66 heinous cases, North Delhi~60 and New Delhi~15 cases were reported.
"The Central Delhi solved 58 cases, North district cracked 50 and New Delhi worked out 12 cases," sources further added.
According to Delhi Police, the critical criminogenic factors in Delhi area socioeconomic disparities and high influx of migrant population, proximity in the location of colonies of the affluent and the underprivileged, urban anonymity encouraging deviant behaviour, loosening of social structures and family control.
Demographic complexities, impulsive anger and rage, extended hinterland in the NCR region and porous borders offering easy means of ingress/escape to criminal elements from across the borders.
Police further added that to curb crime picket, checking and patrolling with strategic deployment decided by senior formations with the element of surprise and after careful selection of crime-prone hot-spots.
Ensuring higher visibility of police on the streets is another factor to curb crime in the city.
According to police, the social churning is quite evident in the crime scenes of the capital.
The Delhi Police has been closely monitoring the ever-changing modus operandi being adopted by criminals and adapting itself to meet these new challenges head-on.
