Asthana turns Delhi Police into a people-centric, modern force

The Delhi Police is undergoing a transformation of sorts under new Commissioner of Delhi Police Rakesh Asthana, in order to make the force a more disciplined, modernised, people-friendly and rule-abiding one.

- DIBYENDU MONDAL

Sources in the Delhi Police that this newspaper spoke to said that Rakesh Asthana is a "no nonsense" person and that he is very strict about discipline and punctuality of the force and its personnel.

The office of the Commissioner of Delhi Police has also issued orders and strict warnings to its personnel and all its senior officers to be punctual in office. The Delhi Police has made it mandatory for all its personnel down the line to ensure that all are present in office by 9:30 am and that no one is allowed to leave office before 6 pm. Mandatory maintenance of the attendance register with timing has also been ordered. The ACPs and DCPs concerned will have to report to the headquarters every fortnight with the attendance record and action will be taken against any personnel found to be habitually late.

Not only this, the Delhi Police Commissioner has also asked all the Joint Commissioners of Police to move out from the Police Headquarters and sit in their respective ranges. Sources in the Delhi Police say that unlike earlier times when Jt. CPs would go to the field only on special occasions; they have now been asked to also be on field with their respected DCPs to ensure better policing and maintaining law and order in the city.