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Top cop presents Delhi police report card

Staff Reporter

Maximum increase in rape cases, up by 102 cases

Delhi Police Commissioner K.K. Paul. -- Photo: Shanker Chakravarty

NEW DELHI: Even as the rate of conviction in cases registered by the Delhi police went up to 55 per cent last year compared to 50 per cent in 2004, the number of complaints against police personnel went down by 37 per cent.

Speaking about the achievements of the police at the annual press conference here on Friday, Police Commissioner K.K. Paul said: "In 2005, rate of conviction was 55 per cent, with 22,081 cases having been decided by the lower and session courts last year. The courts passed strictures against the police in just 22 cases, compared to 38 in 2004, where we just received 6398 complaints against the police personnel as against 10,221 in 2004. There is an increase of 8 per cent in vigilance inquiries conducted in 2005, and the number of police personnel punished following the inquiries has risen up from 200 to 353."

Dr. Paul said the working out percentage of cases had touched a new high of 67.54 from 61.84 in 2004, in which 98 per cent of heinous cases had been worked out. But, he said there was an increase of 4.57 per cent in the IPC cases, and an increase of 3.35 per cent in heinous crimes compared to last year. "Our emphasis was on fair registration of complaints across the Capital," he said. The maximum increase was noticed in rape cases, which shot up by 102 cases to 653.

Dr. Paul said the modernisation of PCR had resulted in a three times increase in number of arrests by its staff, from 457 to 1,502, last year. To improve the performance of beat constables, Dr. Paul said, they had been provided wireless sets, the traffic policemen equipped with collar mikes. Dr. Paul said 51 militants, including the BKI chief for India, Jagtar Singh Hawara, of various outfits were arrested last year.

On secrecy being maintained by the police regarding the arrests of five alleged LeT militants in the October 29 serial blasts case, Dr. Paul preferred to move to another topic.

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