'Treat constables with respect'
1 July 2012 1:58 PM GMT
Constables who stand under scorching sun for long hours while performing their duties are the ‘real heroes’ and they should be treated with respect — this is the message of outgoing Delhi police chief B K Gupta to senior police officers. In his address at the farewell parade to mark his retirement on Saturday, Gupta said he had a ‘very satisfying’ tenure as the capital's police chief and claimed that street crime has reduced after he took over.
Gupta, who took over as commissioner on 10 November 2010 after then chief Y S Dadwal was transfered to Sashastra Seema Bal as its Director General, retired on Saturday and would hand over charge to IPS officer Neeraj Kumar.
‘Constables have to be treated with respect. They are the people who stand in the sun at 45 degree Celsius. It is easy to talk about policing sitting in AC rooms, but they do not have these comforts. We have to understand their problems,’ said Gupta said as he was given a warm farewell.
He said most of the constables travel more than two-and-a-half hours to their offices and work more than 12 hours. ‘Really they are the heroes. They work in hard situations. We have to motivate them,’ he said. On his nearly two-year tenure, Gupta said under his leadership, the Delhi police faced almost all issues successfully.
‘We had said street crime will be controlled and I am happy to say that in 2011 and 2012 there was decrease in the numbers. In terror front also, we have achieved many successes by arresting so many terrorists. The backbone of policing is beat system and we have revived it,’ he said.
NEERAJ KUMAR, ALL SET
Kumar, a 1976-batch officer, was serving as Tihar Jail director general before his transfer to Delhi police where he was Special Commissioner (Administration). He would retire in July next year.
Reacting to his new assignment, Kumar had earlier said that it was a matter of ‘a great honour and I will try hard to fulfill the expectations’.
During his career spanning 36 years, Kumar has held various important posts during his career, which includes in Central Bureau of Investigation and Delhi police.
Before taking over as the head of Tihar in November 2010, Asia's largest prison, Kumar successfully handled security arrangement of the sporting mega event Commonwealth Games in 2010 as Special Commissioner.
Kumar, a post graduate from St Stephen’s, who started his career in IPS as assistant commissioner of police of Chanakyapuri circle in 1979, had led various teams which cracked terror networks in the country. He has worked on several important cases that include deportation of Aftab Ansari from Dubai in 2002. Ansari was the main accused in the shooting at the American Center in Kolkata.
An avid reader and a music buff, Kumar was commended for police arrangements made for Asian Games. Various commissions of inquiry, which probed the role of police during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots also appreciated his leadership qualities in containing riots.
Meanwhile, the 59-year-old officer outlined anti-terror activities, prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and improving the perception of policemen among public as the challenges before him. ‘We have arrested terrorists. But it is wrong to think that with these arrests, the city is now safe from terror attacks. It is a dynamic situation. We have to keep our vigil,’ he told reporters after taking over as the new chief.
He said the force would not be seen as wanting in dealing with the issues related to policing. He also emphasised on the need for improving the interface of police with public.
‘It should improve. I won't say it is poor. There is a need for a better rapport. The complainants should know what is the follow up,’ he said.
As he arrived at the Delhi police headquarters, he was welcomed by senior officials and given a gun-salute. At the chambers, he signed the papers.
Gupta, who took over as commissioner on 10 November 2010 after then chief Y S Dadwal was transfered to Sashastra Seema Bal as its Director General, retired on Saturday and would hand over charge to IPS officer Neeraj Kumar.
‘Constables have to be treated with respect. They are the people who stand in the sun at 45 degree Celsius. It is easy to talk about policing sitting in AC rooms, but they do not have these comforts. We have to understand their problems,’ said Gupta said as he was given a warm farewell.
He said most of the constables travel more than two-and-a-half hours to their offices and work more than 12 hours. ‘Really they are the heroes. They work in hard situations. We have to motivate them,’ he said. On his nearly two-year tenure, Gupta said under his leadership, the Delhi police faced almost all issues successfully.
‘We had said street crime will be controlled and I am happy to say that in 2011 and 2012 there was decrease in the numbers. In terror front also, we have achieved many successes by arresting so many terrorists. The backbone of policing is beat system and we have revived it,’ he said.
NEERAJ KUMAR, ALL SET
Kumar, a 1976-batch officer, was serving as Tihar Jail director general before his transfer to Delhi police where he was Special Commissioner (Administration). He would retire in July next year.
Reacting to his new assignment, Kumar had earlier said that it was a matter of ‘a great honour and I will try hard to fulfill the expectations’.
During his career spanning 36 years, Kumar has held various important posts during his career, which includes in Central Bureau of Investigation and Delhi police.
Before taking over as the head of Tihar in November 2010, Asia's largest prison, Kumar successfully handled security arrangement of the sporting mega event Commonwealth Games in 2010 as Special Commissioner.
Kumar, a post graduate from St Stephen’s, who started his career in IPS as assistant commissioner of police of Chanakyapuri circle in 1979, had led various teams which cracked terror networks in the country. He has worked on several important cases that include deportation of Aftab Ansari from Dubai in 2002. Ansari was the main accused in the shooting at the American Center in Kolkata.
An avid reader and a music buff, Kumar was commended for police arrangements made for Asian Games. Various commissions of inquiry, which probed the role of police during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots also appreciated his leadership qualities in containing riots.
Meanwhile, the 59-year-old officer outlined anti-terror activities, prevention and detection of crime, maintenance of law and order and improving the perception of policemen among public as the challenges before him. ‘We have arrested terrorists. But it is wrong to think that with these arrests, the city is now safe from terror attacks. It is a dynamic situation. We have to keep our vigil,’ he told reporters after taking over as the new chief.
He said the force would not be seen as wanting in dealing with the issues related to policing. He also emphasised on the need for improving the interface of police with public.
‘It should improve. I won't say it is poor. There is a need for a better rapport. The complainants should know what is the follow up,’ he said.
As he arrived at the Delhi police headquarters, he was welcomed by senior officials and given a gun-salute. At the chambers, he signed the papers.
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