Punjab Inspector General of Police Shoaib Dastgir Monday said
that on the event of Eid ul Azha, RPOs and DPOs under their own supervision should constitute security plan of all sensitive mosques, Imambargahs and other Eid congregations in which compliance of coronavirus SOPs should be strictly ensured. He said
that before Eid prayers, checking and clearance of all mosques, Imambargahs and other congregations should be ensured at any cost whereas plain clothed commandos should be deployed necessarily on rooftops of A category mosques, Imambargahs and in congregations. Additional squads for security of sensitive places, checking thorough walk through gates and metal detectors should be ensured and ban on collection of sacrificial hides without permission or by defunct organizations must be strictly implemented.
He said
that only those individuals should be placed under fourth schedule who comes under this category and if some person is wrongly placed under fourth schedule then re
sponsible persons shal
l be accountable and answerable for this. He laid great emphasis on strict following and implementation of SOPs in ca
ttle markets and said
that police teams should play their active role for implementation of SOPs regarding prevention of coronavirus in ca
ttle mar
kets established in all districts. He said
that there should be zero tolerance against violation of loudspeaker act and upon violation, besides registration of case, loudspeaker and sound system should also be confiscated. He further said
that RPOs and DPOs should be very meticulous and careful whir sending statistics of crime meeting because any discrepancy in data will not tolerable. He also directed
that RPOs should send details of arrested accused involved in dacoity, robbery, murder after checking jail data to central police office. The IGP laid emphasis
that there shall be no soft corner for investigation officers and also supervisory officers who commit delay in submitting DNA samples in the sexual abuse cases. He moreover said
that emergency steps should be taken for immediate arrest of dangerous proclaimed offenders so
that lives and wealth of people may be improved by taking such societal monstrous behind the bars. The IG said torture under custody or death, the re
sponsible persons do not deserve any leniency because due to these black sheep, all force has to face the criticism, so senior command, should take Departmental and legal actions under zero tolerance against those who are re
sponsible for death due to police torture. These views were expressed by him when he was directing to officers in a video link RPOs, DPOs conference held at central police office. In the conference, issues of overall law and order situation across province, security of Eid ul Azha and coronavirus lockdown along with other issues came under discussion whereas all RPOs, CPOs and DPOs of the province took part in it through video link.
During the conference, all RPOs and DPOs gave briefing about the crime situation and police actions in their respective Ranges and Districts and told
that police force is fully high alert for protection of wealth and lives of people and actions and operations are underway in accordance with devised instructions of central police office against anti-social elements.