Chandigarh, Sept 8 – Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal alongwith Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij held a meeting with senior Police officers today at Haryana Police Headquarters in Panchkula where he reviewed the crime, and law and order situation in the state.

Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal and senior Police officers of Haryana Police were also present on this occasion.

While instructing the Police leadership to take even stricter actions against organized crime and to tighten the noose on criminals, the Chief Minister said that creating a safe environment for people in Haryana is the key priority for the state government. Ensuring a good law and order situation is an important part of this process. Control on crime and excellent law and order situation also gives an impetus to the development of state, as it encourages the public to invest their capital and energies in the state.

Highlighting the government policy of zero tolerance of crime, the Chief Minister said that the Police officers posted in the field should focus on preparing and implementing effective strategies against the gangsters, miscreants and drug peddlers. “Police should scrupulously perform their duty without any pressure, only guided by law and public interest so as to instill a fear of law among the criminals and a sense of security among the law-abiding citizens,” he added.

While taking stock of the prevailing cyber-crime situation, the Chief Minister said that with passage of time, the modus operandi of various crimes has also changed. There have been a number of complaints related to cybercrime. Regarding this, he directed the DGP Haryana to strengthen the cyber infrastructure in order to curb increasing cyber offences. He further asked the Police to also organise special awareness programs in this regard.

The Chief Minister said that all field police units and the State Narcotics Control Bureau are working together to effectively deal with drug peddlers in the state. He also directed all the officers to maintain a special vigil on the security of women and take stern action against offenders in this regard. Other crime prevention areas such as gangsters, terrorism, most wanted criminals, cyber offences, traffic and road safety were also discussed.

Appreciating the novel initiatives of Haryana Police, the Chief Minister that Haryana Police’s continuous action against criminals and anti-social elements has increased the public confidence. Carrying this forward, maximum police presence in the field should be ensured to deter criminal elements. Special operations should also be launched for the arrest of most wanted criminals, proclaimed offenders and bail jumpers as well as for recovery of illegal weapons so that the crime rate can be further reduced in the state.

Speaking on the occasion, Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij asked the Police officers to ensure that the directives given in the meeting are followed so that the law and order situation improves even further.