Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana asked all 15 DCPs to deploy female officers in the Beats where especially in schools, colleges and other areas where women are at a high footprint. The PCR unit of Delhi Police will be merged into district teams from 1 September and the name of the PCR vehicle - the beat van has now been changed.
A standard operating procedure, issued by DCP (headquarters) Shweta Chauhan said, “The JCPs of the ranges with their counterparts of PCR and communication wings, will merge the existing PCR beats of Mobile Patrol Van (MPVs) and motorbike patrols into existing beats of the police stations. This implies that post-integration, each beat will have a patrol vehicle with a minimum of two police personnel patrolling the beat 24X7 in shifts and would also attend PCR calls. They will also attend to other minor law and order issues in the beat and also ensure surveillance over unlawful activities and all other issues that are currently the responsibility of the beat, division officers, and PCR MVPs respectively.”
Usually, a PCR van discusses brief data with district police and proceeds to the site upon receipt of a 112 telephone call at the control room. In accordance with the revised strategy, an officer indicated that “PCR vans will now merge with the district police, and personnel from the local police station will travel with the PCR van.”
Chauhan further states, “The beat MPVs will have to resume patrolling after handing over any call which mandates registration of crime to the staff of the Investigation Wing of the police station. We should prepare a list of all the beats, the number of MPVs, and the names of the buddy pair of officers of the beat and about their shifts."
He went on to say that the use of women officials in the beats, especially the beats with schools, colleges and other regions with a heaviness of women's footprints, must be paid particular attention.
