The Tribune, January 7, 2001
IG heads Haryana's crime-against-women cell
Tribune News Service
CHANDIGARH, Jan 6 - Proposal to set up a Special Rapid Action Force (RAF) to deal with cases of heinous or serious crime is under the active consideration of the Haryana government.
Director General of Police, Haryana, Mr M.S. Malik said the RAF would be setup at divisional headquarters and function under the control of the Inspector General of the range concerned. This force would consist of one Deputy Superintendent of Police, two inspectors, five non gazetted officers and 182 policemen.
Giving details of steps being taken to strengthen further the police in the State, the DGP said the crime investigation branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was being strengthened. A special Economic Offence Wing was also being set up to deal with economic offences. Another special initiative taken by the government was the formation of a special cell under the chairmanship of IG, Law and Order at Police headquarters to investigate the cases against women, minorities and people belonging to the weaker sections of the society.
Mrs Kala Ramachandra, Superintendent of Police, Cooperative Societies, Mrs Rajshree, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Police Control Room, Panchkula and Mr Karnail Singh Cheema, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Flying Squad, Panchkula have been posted in the cell. He said that government was also allotting 314 acres of land at Bhondsi (Gurgaon) for Police Recruitment Training Centre, Regional Forensic Science Laboratory, Special Police Training Institute and Demo Training Battalion.
Highlighting improved performance in nabbing culprits, Mr Malik claimed that the police had solved 87 per cent cases of offences against humans, including nabbing of 79 per cent of murder suspects and 96 per cent of rapists. The police had succeed in recovering 60 per cent of the stolen and looted property amounting to Rs 22 crore. He further said that the police had apprehended 337 interstate criminals.
He said there was sharp decline of 50 per cent in cases of kidnapping for ransom. The DGP said on an average an increase of two per cent had been reported at the national level in crime against humans, in Haryana there had been a decline of one per cent in this regard. This showed the efficiency of the police, he added.
He added the police had been successful in solving 96 per cent of rape, 92 per cent of dowry death and 94 per cent of eve teasing cases reported during the year.
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