01-31-2010, 10:43 AM
Quote:[b]2,000 Delhi Police personnel have doubtful integrity
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PTI | New Delhi
Close to 2,000 Delhi Police personnel of doubtful integrity were put in confidential lists by the force in the last three years and they were not given any sensitive assignments.
A total of 1,983 personnel were put in two lists in the period from 2006 to 2009 -- 793 in the Secret List of (personnel with) Doubtful Integrity and 1,190 in the Agreed List of (personnel with) Doubtful Integrity.
Year 2007 had the largest list with 819 personnel, followed by 2009 with 733 and 2008 with 431 personnel, a senior police official said. The lists were prepared by the Vigilance Branch.
The Secret List had a total of 793 personnel -- 390 (2007), 160 (2008) and 243 (2009) -- while Agreed List has 1,190 personnel -- 429, 271 and 490 for the last three years, the official said.
Some of them were, however, later removed after probes. The Vigilance had last year cleared the names of 363 personnel from its Secret List and 384 from the Agreed List, after investigations.[/b]
"There are some black sheep in the department. We don't say that all policemen are honest. So we keep a record of those with doubtful integrity and keep a close watch on their activities," the official said.
Those in the Secret List are not given any sensitive assignment and their promotions are withheld while those in Agreed List are given notice and on watch, the official said.
According to the statistics provided by Vigilance Branch, police had "punished" 1,429 personnel last year for misconduct and other reasons.
While a total of 56 personnel, including 44 constables, were terminated from service, 197 had to face forfeiture of service.
One Assistant Commissioner got a "displeasure" note while 1,119 personnel, including 140 Inspectors, were censured, the official said.
Increments of 54 personnel were withheld while one Constable's salary was reduced. A Sub-Inspector lost his rank and was demoted.
Out of the 1,429 personnel who were punished, the official said 484 were constables and 349 were Head Constables.
Assistant Sub-Inspectors accounted for 239 while 203 Sub-Inspectors figured in the list which also included 144 Inspectors, the official said.
The Vigilance also conducted 466 surprise checks in police stations and police posts across the capital and action against 63 personnel has been proposed, the official said.