New Delhi, October 6
Delhi Police today dismissed two of its constables from service for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a girl. The two policemen have been identified as Constables Amit Tomar and Gurjinder Singh. They have been accused of attempting to sexually assault an ‘underprivileged’ girl at an area falling under the jurisdiction of the Mukherjee Nagar police station in northwest Delhi.

“Constables Amit Tomar and Gurjinder Singh have been dismissed today to send a strong signal, that harshest measures will be taken even against police personnel if found guilty of abusing women, children and weaker sections,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest District) N Gnana Sambandan.

The police said that yesterday the victim, who is a minor, was loitering near Vikaspuri police lines with two other girls, when Constable Amit Tomar picked them up. “He lured them to his colleague’s residence in Kingsway Camp on the pretext of giving them some pecuniary gains. The room was occupied by Constable Gurjinder Singh who was already present there. Both of them tried to force themselves on the young girl. On hearing the girl’s cries, her two friends who were in the other room, also started crying ,” said Sambandan.

A passerby in the vicinity made a call to the police and the girls were rescued. The girl was examined at the Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital. A case in regard to the incident was registered by the police.

A  special investigation team under the supervision of Pramod Kushwaha, the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South District) has been constituted to investigate the case. 

New Delhi, October 6
The Delhi BJP today announced that it will set up an ‘Accountability Commission’ after coming to power in Delhi to identify both the acts of omission and commission which, it said, led to corruption in the 15 years of Congress rule.

BJP president Vijay Goel said that they will project corruption during the Congress rule as a key issue for the upcoming assembly polls.

In a statement issued today, Goel said, “The Accountability Commission will ensure that all those who have looted taxpayers’ money during the Congress regime are brought to book. No one will be spared if they have indulged in any kind of corruption.”

New Delhi, October 6
Patrolling the streets of Delhi and being the first responders to a crime is not the only agenda of the Police Control Room vans, they now plan to be more visible to the public to instil a sense of safety in them and also secure them with a stronger security network called the 'beat' system.

Delhi Police which are planning to implement this security concept in the national Capital, believe that it will be a deterrence for criminals.

To provide greater visibility, the police are planning to mark 'boxes' for a Police Control Room van. There are about 800 PCR vans at present operating on the streets of Delhi. The boxes are designated parking places that have already been created for a PCR van. They will now be marked by paint that will probably read "PCR Parking". The boxes are located in strategically important places that are prone to crime.

"People should know where a PCR van is parked. And when they see it, they will believe that certain amount of surveillance is taking place. This will also be deterrence for criminals," said a senior police officer.

A citizen can walk up to a PCR van and expect an immediate response from it. "In the police parlance, we call it a 'self call'. A person, facing any problem whether eveteasing or chain snatching, has to only approach the PCR staff and they will swing into action," explained the officer.

Adding to the need for greater accountability, a CCTV camera will also be installed in a PCR van. The cameras will help the police to apprehend culprits accused of inciting 'law and order' situations such as riots.

"For example, a group of people damages a PCR van, not even respecting the men sitting inside it. We would examine the footage of the camera and the next day, when we come there, we will apprehend the culprits," said the officer.

Similarly, the police also plan to use the CCTV footage for incidents like the one in which a 19-year-old boy, Karan Pandey, was shot dead by a police officer. The officer had allegedly trained his gun at the rear tyre of the motorcycle, the victim was travelling on. The incident took place on July 28 this year.