PCR apprehends over 490 criminals in 11 months
New Delhi: The PCR unit of Delhi Police is the first responder to distress calls received on the emergency helpline number. Apart from helping people in distress, the PCR staff also apprehended over 490 criminals, in the city and recovered 1,106 robbed or stolen vehicles.
According to the statistics shared by the Delhi Police (till November 25), as many as 100 snatchers, 61 robbers, 104 thieves, 20 burglars, 35 bootleggers and over 170 people involved in kidnapping, hit and run cases or other crimes were apprehended by the PCR staff.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (PCR) Sharat Sinha told Millennium Post that PCR staff attend 3,000-4,000 distress calls every day.
"These calls are either related to crime incidents, road accidents, humanitarian assistance, fire or other emergencies," said DCP (PCR) adding that, 902 animals were also rescued from cattle thieves.
The data revealed that 49 weapons, 9 laptops, 110 mobile phones, 13 jewellery items, 30,642 illicit liquor bottles were recovered from criminals.
"Since the PCR vehicles are equipped with mobile data terminal (MDTs), whenever any distress calls come, the policeman sitting in the control room, immediately send the details to MDTs and PCR vehicle rushed to the spot," said an official. Data further revealed that as many as 171 missing persons were reunited with their families. There were around 52 such incidents when PCR shifted women in labour pain to hospitals whereas in 14 incidents, women delivered the babies in the PCR vans only. Total 47 people were rescued from in 27 fire incidents.
According to Delhi Police annual report of last year, there are 912 four-wheeler patrol vehicles and 140 two-wheeler patrol motorcycles deployed to cover entire Delhi as field support units to handle distress calls, law and order arrangements and securing VVIPs routes. "Regarding the safety and security of women and senior citizens, the PCR Vans are covering 325 Vulnerable Routes frequented by families, working women, night revellers through intensive patrolling at regular intervals," the annual report reads.
