In view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Gurugram police has started the ongoing departmental inquiries against its employees through video-conferencing for the speedy disposal of such pending cases.
As policing is evolving by the day, the city police have already installed cameras in its all 40 police stations and traffic police stations in Gurugram to use video conferencing live streaming and avoid personal meetings for public redressal.
Station house officers (SHO) have been directed to receive online complaints to minimize crowd at the police station.
Sources claim that scores of departmental inquiries have been deferred since March 24, when the nationwide lockdown was imposed, as policemen are unable to attend the inquiry committee proceedings physically due to the Covid threat.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (headquarters) Nitika Gahlaut said that all the 40 police stations and traffic branches in the district have been connected via video-conferencing.
The aim behind the move, she said, is to minimise or avoid personal contact. “Though we are trying to digitise everything, like routine meetings with SHOs and other officials are also conducted via video-conferencing, replies of the RTI applications are also given through digital medium,” she said.
She further said it will save the time of the concerned policemen in every manner. “We have noticed that for minor work our policemen travel from Manesar, Pataudi, Farrukh nagar and Sohna area now with this facility they can directly be attached with the police headquarters and work will be done without hassle,” Gahlaut said.
The police department will make more suitable arrangements for conducting the inquiry proceedings through video-conferencing in consultation with the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the officer said.
The police officials also added that soon the accused will be produced before the concerned magistrate court via video-conferencing from the police stations a meeting in this regard was recently held at the police commissioner office.
Moreover, the Gurugram police have already started e-court services to redress cases under sections 107, 150, 151 of the Criminal Procedure code (CrPc) through video conferencing keeping in view the rising figures of Corona infection.
The proceedings, hearing and appearance of such cases was commenced before the court of Deputy Commissioner of Police (headquarters) and Executive Magistrate will now be conducted via video-conferencing.
A data revealed by the city police of the DCP court in 2020 till June 26, a total of 136 cases have been registered against 290 people under Section 107, 150, 151 of the CrPc, out of which action have taken against 34 people and 10 cases have been solved while 126 cases (Kalandare) against 256 people are still pending.
In 2019, a total of 324 cases (Kalandre) were registered against 837 people under Section 107, 150, 151 of the CrPc out of which 832 cases have been solved and 4 cases against 05 people are still pending.
