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New Delhi : The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on December 15, 2019, asked police forces to be extra sensitive in the matters relating to the crimes against the women and children. He asked police to register every FIR without delay in such matters and investigate every such case thoroughly.
Addressing a gathering after presenting the ‘President’s Colours’ to Gujarat Police, Naidu lauded Gujarat Police for providing 33 percent reservation to women and asked all states to follow this example. This will be very helpful in creating a gender sensitive force, he said.
Expressing concern over the rise in the number of crimes against women and children, especially heinous crimes, Naidu opined that along with setting up of fast-track courts to deal with such cases, it was important that special teams of police officers were set up to investigate such crimes. “ Your actions must be such that no woman should fear or hesitate to seek the help of police when a crime is committed against her,” he said.
Observing that low conviction rates in the country are already a cause for concern, Naidu said that there was an urgent need to augment investigation and intelligence gathering capabilities of police. He also said that it was paramount that we carry out judicial reforms to reduce the delays in justice delivery. He called for augmenting judiciary’s infrastructure and human resources to reduce pendency in courts, along with police reforms to create a robust justice system, according to a PIB release. He also suggested introducing incentive and sanction-based models of motivation to ensure that citizens abide by the law.
Stating that the presentation of President’s Colours was recognition of the tireless, longstanding and meritorious service, gallantry and dedication of the Gujarat Police to the nation, Naidu appreciated all the officials and personnel of Gujarat Police for equipping itself with modern technology, skills and training to improve its efficiency in maintaining law and order and peace. The Vice President said that the recently announced umbrella scheme on “Modernisation of Police Forces” to strengthen the law and order and modernise police was indeed a welcome step.
The courage and resilience showed by officers of the Gujarat Police during the testing times of the Indo-Pak Wars, Akshardham attack, and Ahmadabad serial blasts can never be forgotten, he said. Naidu lauded the contributions of Gujarat Police in the socio-economic growth of the state by maintaining peace and order. On this occasion, a new logo of the Gujarat Police was also unveiled.
Vijay Rupani, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Nitinbhai Patel, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat, Pradipsinh Jadeja, Minister of State, Home, Gujarat, K Kailashnathan, Chief Principal Secretary to Chief minister, Sangeeta Singh, Addl Chief Secretary, Home, Gujarat, Shivanand Jha, DGP, Gujarat, were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.