Lok Sabha Question No. 4184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Crime in Delhi
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4184

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 th  MARCH, 2017 / CHAITRA 7, 1939 (SAKA)

CRIME IN DELHI

4184. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  number  of  crimes  have  risen  and  threat  of terrorism is looming large in the NCT of Delhi ;

(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  to  modernize Delhi  Police  in  a  time-bound and  effective  manner  along  with  the  quantum  of  funds  allocated  to  Delhi Police for the same; and

(d)  the details of Delhi Police personnel arrested during the last three years along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a):  Delhi  Police  as  a  conscious  policy  of  'Truthful  Reporting',  is  registering  more number of complaints in the recent years with an objective that no crime, specially crime  against  the  vulnerable  groups,  including  women,  goes  unreported.  While terrorism is a real threat globally in these times, and India and its capital city are also impacted by it, there is no significant increase in threat perception in the recent past.

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(b):    Delhi  Police  has  taken  several  concrete  measures  to  check  the  incidents  of crime in the city. Crime prone areas are dynamically identified and police resources including pickets, foot patrolling and the PCR vans are deployed to enhance visibility and prevent crime.  Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) have been introduced and deployed in Police Stations in crime prone areas to respond quickly in the event of crime  or  law  and  order  situation.  The  initiatives  taken  by  Delhi  Police  to  ensure safety  of  women  in  Delhi  include  women  help  desk  round  the  clock  in  the  police stations, having woman beat constables in the areas prone to crime against women, imparting self-defence training for women, launching of a smart phone App 'Himmat' to  know  the  location  of  women  in  distress,  etc.    While  continuing  the  efforts  to ensure safety and security of senior citizens staying alone in Delhi, Delhi Police has launched  a  'Senior  Citizen  App'  which  can  be  accessed  by  senior  citizens  during distress. With the view to ensure safety of North East people in Delhi, among other efforts, special Helpline No. 1093 has been introduced and a Special Cell for North East is functioning at Nanakpura, Delhi with deployment of police personnel from NE States. Special emphasis has been laid on Servant and Tenant verification. Effective surveillance is being maintained over criminals.

Delhi  Police  has  taken  a  number  of  anti-terrorist  measures  in  the  city  to  combat terrorism. These measures include:-

## L.S.US.Q. NO. 4184 FOR 28.03.2017

1. Constitution of Armed Response Teams
2. Terrorist related intelligence collection
3. Security audit of Vital Installations
4. Eyes and Ears scheme, Police Mitra and Tenant verification
5. Installation of CCTV System in Markets and Border Check  Posts
6. Checking of public places.
7. (c)  Under the Plan Schemes, an amount of Rs.275.08 crore and Rs. 13.07 crore has been allocated under 12th Plan for implementation of the Schemes of 'Modernization of  Traffic  and  Communication  Network  of  Delhi  Police'  and    'Induction  of  Latest Technology and Capacity Building' respectively.   On  case  to  case  basis, funds  are sanctioned  to  Delhi  Police  under  Non-Plan  Scheme  also  for  carrying  forward  their modernization efforts.

(d)  Details of Delhi Police officials arrested during the last three years and current year  upto  15th   March,  2017  for  reasons  including  corruption,  crime,  domestic violence, women related crimes, etc. are as under:

| Year                   |   No. of Delhi Police officials arrested |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 2014                   |                                      102 |
| 2015                   |                                       88 |
| 2016                   |                                       97 |
| 2017 (upto 15.03.2017) |                                       13 |

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