LOK NAYAK JAYAPRAKASH NARAYANNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY AND FORENSIC SCIENCE

(Ministry of Home Affairs)

Police Station Visit Report

Submitted By: Shankey Verma

M.A. Criminology 1st Semester

CONTENTS1. Acknowledgement

2. Details of Visit

3. Purpose of Visit

4. Introduction

5. Organizational Structure of Police

6. Physical Observation

Reception Duty Officer Investigation room Record Room Police Maalkhana Computer Room Wireless Room Police Lock-Up

7. Personal Observation

8. Critical Analysis

9. Suggestions

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTI am using this opportunity to express my gratitude towards Prof. (Dr.) B.N. Chattoraj who took great pain in arranging our police station visit. I am thankful for his aspiring guidance during the field visit. The visit proved to be a successful one in understanding the police organization and its functioning.

I am also thankful to Mr. Ashok Sharma, theSHO, Mangol Puri Police Station, Delhi and Mr. Anil Kumar, theSHO, K.N. Katju Marg Police Station, Delhi to make us understandthe things in a much practical way. Their guidance was valuablefor our better understanding of minute details.

Shankey Verma

DETAILS OF VISIT

Place of Visit: Police Station Mangolpuri and K.N. Katju Marg Rohini,New Delhi

Date and Day of Visit

Date Time Day15-10-2014 10:00 AM TO 04:00

PMWednesday

16-10-2014 10:00 AM TO 04:00PM

Thursday

17-10-2014 10:00 AM TO 04:00PM

Friday

Purpose of VisitFollowing were the objectives for our visit to police station:-

To understand the structure of Police Station, Nature of duties performed by police officer, Hierarchy of police officials, Knowing about case diary, maalkhana etc. , To see the functioning of Police Station To observe how FIR is lodged,

Community policing role and progress, Trends of crime and nature.

INTRODUCTIONThe necessity to maintain peace and keeping law and order in thesociety led to the establishment of law enforcing agency in the

form of Police. The word “police” is derived from a Latin word“politia” which stands for state or administration. Article 246of the Indian constitution has made police a state subject butDelhi Police comes under concurrent list and functions underCentral Government. Section 47 and 48 of Delhi Police Actempowers Commissioner of Police to remove a person out of Delhias special power.

The police stations in Delhi are divided into 7 regions and eachregion is headed by Joint Commissioner of Police. Each districtis headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police and each sub-divisionis headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police. The head ofthe Delhi Police Organization is Commissioner of Police. Themotto is “SHANTI SEVA NYAYA”. The Delhi Police also havejurisdiction over NCT of Delhi.

The visit to Mangol Puri Police Station and K.N. Katju MargPolice Station have changed my opinion regarding policestations. They have one of the most advanced administrativesystems in India. The Police is undertaking the followingactivities:-

Preventing the crime Controlling criminal activities Arresting the anti-social elements Maintenance of law and order Maintaining peace and tranquility Women protection Controlling traffic.

ORGANIZATIONAL SETUP OF POLICE

Director General of Police (DGP)↓

Inspector General of Police (IGP) or (C P)↓

Dy. Inspector General of Police (DIGP)↓

Superintendent of Police (SP) or (DCP)↓

Dy. Superintendent of Police (DSP) or (ACP)↓

Inspector of Police (IP)↓

Sub Inspector of Police (SIP)↓

Assistant Sub Inspector of Police (ASIP)↓

Head Constable (HC)↓

Constable

Director General of police is the head of the police department.He saw all the management of police and Inspector general is thesecond highest post of police. There is more then one inspectorgeneral under the director general. After that the another postsof police comes. The lowest post of police is Constable.

Inspector General of police is in charge of a zone, whichcomprise few ranges. Dy. Inspector General of Police is incharge of a range, which comprise a group of district.Superintendent of police is in charge of a district. Dy.Superintendent of police is in charge of sub division in thedistrict. Inspector of police is the in charge of a policestation. Sub Inspector of police is the in charge of a smallerpolice station and the other officers are the staff of thepolice station.

PHYSICAL OBSERVATION On entering the premises of the police station I observed the following thing:-

1)Reception: On the left hand, as we entered the main gateinside the station, there was a reception which consisted of abig wooden table. It was headed by a lady constable. It is aplace from where the complaint is directed to the respectiveduty officer. No FIR is lodged in this section but only theentries are done.

2)Women Help Desk: To make the women feel secured andcomfortable, a separate Women Help Desk has been created. Alady constable is present at this help desk who deals with thewomen who are either complainants or needs some information.

3)Duty Officer: Duty officer is a person who lodges the FIR andtells the respective officer about the report. He maintainsthe daily diary and puts entry in them. In case of cognizableoffence, he lodges FIR (First Information report) while an NCR(Non Cognizable Repot) is filled in case of non cognizableoffences. He also maintains the PCR calls.

4)Police Maalkhana: It is one of the most important parts of apolice station. It is a room where case property is kept. Aproper register is maintained fo this purpose and this is doneby Moharrer Head Constable Malkhana i.e. MHC. These items arecollected from the place of crime and are maintained forfurther trial. These items send to Forensic labs for testing.

5)Investigation room: There is a room in the police stationwhere a person weather accused or witness can be detained forsome time by the investigation officer for enquiring.

6)Record Room: All files are maintained here. The record ofvarious offences and there details, PCR call record, bailregister, FIR record and other information are maintainedhere.

The registers are given no. and designated bythose no. only for example conviction record is maintained inregister no.- 5, criminal record is maintained in register no.-9.

7)Computer Room: The FIR is now recorded in computerized formafter the year of 2007. And all the data of police stationsaved on his website. This website is police personal website.

8)Wireless Room: The call is directed from the headquarter tothe wireless room of the police station. When a crime commitsthen the headquarter inform in police station through thewireless in which area the crime commits.

9)Police Lock-Up: There are separate lock-ups for male andfemale. It is two in number. A proper sanitation facility isthere. Rooms have sanitation facilities but no switchboards orfans, nails or any sharp edges which might help to commitsuicide or harem themselves in any form.

There was a board on which the pictures of criminals with theirdetails were printed. A notice board for officer’s direction wasalso located. There was a map also on a board which depicted thejurisdiction of the police station. Different registers weremaintained for different purposes.

PERSONAL OBSERVATION It was observed from the visit that Mangol Puri is kind of sub-urban area and literacy of the localites is very low. It mightbe a reason for cases that are coming there which is related torape, theft, neighborhood clashes, pick-pocketing, cheating,juveniles in conflict with law etc. On the other hand the typesof crime in Rohini Sector-6 were of different types. They weremostly family disputes, husband-wife disputes, vehicle theft,house trespassing, accidents etc.

There was a separate pump house and an electrical sub-station tomanage the water supply and electricity in the police station,barracks and staff quarters. There was a small temple alsobefore the entrance gate of the police station.

The police station has now become advanced as compared toearlier. All the data of police record are now saved in computerinstead of managing it in files and papers.FIRs are also lodged in computerized form for the maintenance ofproper record. There were some Help line No. of ambulance, firebrigade, women help line, anti-corruption department etc. There was a separate dining hall for the CRPF officers just nextto the entrance gate of the police station. However this hallwas very small and was not there at Mangol Puri police station.

We saw some notice boards in police station.

Board No.1

Crime chart and details of pending investigation cases

Board No.-2

Phone numbers of senior officers

Board No.-3

Arrested persons during last 24 hours record

CRITICAL ANALYSIS

The motto of Delhi Police is “SHANTI SEVA NYAYA” towards whichit is approaching but slowly.

The traffic outside the police station itself was not properlymaintained and there was no proper parking system. However thecase was not the same outside K.N. Katju Marg Police Station.There was a proper parking system in the service lane for thevisitors and complainants.

There was Women Help Desk present in police station which is amajor step towards the safety and empowerment of women butthere was no lady constable present at the Women Help Desk.

If we compare the physical structure of both the policestations, the K.N. Katju Marg Police Station was properlyfurnished and painted. There was a sofa in the lobby of thepolice station for the complainants. Also there was separatelounge where generally the police officers try to solve thepetty disputes between family members, neighbours, husband-wife etc.

Although the police station was a no-smoking zone which wasclearly mentioned at the entrance gate of the police station,some police officers on duty were smoking.

The behavior of police officers on duty was quite friendlytowards us but they seemed quite care-free when it comes tothe complainants.

The condition of the maalkhana was not good. The vehicles keptthere seemed quite old and were totally rusted and also werenot parked in an organized manner. However the maalkhana ofK.N. Katju Marg Police Station was quite organized in nature.

There were 2 CRPF officers present at the entrance gate of thepolice station but no guard was present at the police boothwhich was inside the police station premises.

The staff quarters for the police officers were properlyfurnished, hygienic and clean but the staff quarters for theCRPF officers present there on duty were messy and were not ingood condition.

The rooms of the Mangol Puri Police Station were filthy incondition. The SHO himself told us that no steps have beentaken by the government towards their renovation. He himselfhas renovated his room on his personal expenses.

The crime rate in India is increasing day by day and in thisera of computerization all the complaint are lodgedelectronically but in CIPA room only one police official wasthere who was maintaining the records.

SUGGESTIONSThe role of police is very crucial in maintaining peace, law andorder in the society and also it ensures the safety of thepeople and works in maintaining harmony in the society. Here arefew suggestions which can be adopted by Delhi Police in order toaccomplish its motto of “SHANTI SEVA NYAYA”:-

Community policing also know as pro-active policing, which isrecent concept, must be applied in its full spirit. People arestill afraid of approaching police. Thus there is an urgentfor police to be the friend of the local people.

Government must take adequate steps in reforming the physicalstructure of the police stations.

There must be separate departments and staff for investigationand patrolling.

A Police Complaints Authority must be created to inquire intothe allegations of police misconduct and to deal withcorruption.

Some reforms must be done in order to improve the condition ofmaalkhanas and the property which is there since ages and noone has came to claim it should be disposed off.

On interaction with the SHO, we came to know that policeofficers are facing frequent transfers. Therefore, a PoliceEstablishment Board must be set up to decide transfers,postings, promotions and other services.

Smoking should not be done by the police officers in thepolice station premises in order to build up a healthyenvironment.

The computers and other electronic machinery present in thepolice station should be latest and well-advanced and policeofficers must be properly trained about their functioning.