Undercover police officers will be deployed to protect the passengers
The number of passengers traveling in Delhi metro is in lakhs. CCTV footage has also been installed at all metro stations for the safety of passengers, yet crimes against women, theft and many other crimes are on the rise. In such a situation, undercover police officers will be deployed by the Delhi Police at most of the metro stations to protect the commuters. With this initiative of Delhi Police, strict action will be taken against the criminals.
For this, a total of 32 metro stations like Delhi’s busiest metro stations like Rajiv Chowk, Kashmiri Gate, Anand Vihar, University have been kept in its list, where cover police officers will be deployed and identify criminals with their sharp eyes. After this step, the safety of passengers will increase.
Data were extracted from 190 stations
Delhi Police checked data from 190 stations for metro security review. Through this data, the police identified metro stations in Delhi where the number of crime incidents is high. In such a situation, the police selected 32 metro stations for deployment of undercover officers. Apart from this, work will also be done to increase the number of women police patrols at 16 special metro stations. In such a situation, the safety of women will be taken special care by the Delhi Police.
These special patrolling police teams are supervised by DCP rank officers. There has been an increase in cases of theft of luggage from passengers traveling in the metro and cases of molestation and harassment of women have also increased. Therefore, cover officers of Delhi Police will be deployed.
Joint Commissioner of Police Vijay Singh said that the Delhi Police will make all efforts to ensure that passengers feel safe while traveling in the Metro. He said that undercover officers would be deployed at metro stations to mingle with commuters, so that the culprit could be caught easily.
