Question : INVOLVEMENT OF POLICE PERSONNEL IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES



(a) whether the officials of Delhi Police have been involved in getting the houses and plots vacated and getting possession thereof illegally;

(b) if so, the total number of complaints received by the Government during each of the last three years, cadre-wise;

(c) the number of cases in which disciplinary action has been initiated by the Government against such officials on the basis of these complaints alongwith the outcome of the each disciplinary enquiry, cadre-wise; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to check such illegal activities in future?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SMT. V. RADHIKA SELVI)

(a) & (b): The requisite information is given below:

Year	No. of complaints received
2004 3 2005 6 2006 2 2007 (upto 15th November) 2

(c): The requisite information is given in annexure.

(d): The steps taken to prevent corruption in the Delhi Police include regular briefing of the staff by senior officers to remain vigilant about the activities of suspicious police personnel; transfer of police personnel of criminal disposition to non-sensitive posts; stringent legal and departmental action against those found to be indulging in such mal- practices / misbehavior; handling of criminal complaints against police personnel directly by higher officers; establishment of Public Grievances Cells in Districts/Units to keep a close watch on police personnel; surveillance by the Vigilance Branch on the criminal activities of personnel holding sensitive posts; maintenance of a register of complaints by the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Districts; providing facility to the general public to make complaint against corrupt police personnel through e-mail etc.