L-G Najeeb Jung reviews security in Delhi for festive season

Following alerts by the intelligence agencies about terror strikes in Delhi during the ongoing festivals, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Najeeb Jung on Thursday held a meeting with top Delhi Police officers and asked them to maintain high vigil across the city.

Following alerts by the intelligence agencies about terror strikes in Delhi during the ongoing festivals, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Najeeb Jung on Thursday held a meeting with top Delhi Police officers and asked them to maintain high vigil across the city.

Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Najeeb Jung on Thursday held a meeting with top Delhi Police officers and asked them to maintain high vigil across the city. (Hindustan Times)

The meeting, organised at Raj Niwas, was attended by Delhi Police commissioner, Alok Kumar Verma, special commissioners of police (law and order), SBK Singh and P Kamaraj, and joint commissioners of all the six ranges. The L-G gave instructions to the officers to ensure incident-free Navratras, Durga Puja, Dusshera and Diwali celebrations.

Taking a serious note of the non-functional CCTV cameras at markets, shopping malls, and other crowded public places, Jung directed the police officers to repair such cameras.

A total 3,677 cameras have been installed by the police at important markets, streets and border areas that witness maximum footfall every day.

In the meeting, the L-G also expressed concern over the inadequate training of private security personnel deployed at shopping malls, cinema halls, etc.

The L-G instructed that police personnel should be deployed on streets for the safety of the citizens during Ramlila, Dussehra, Moharram and other festivals. He maintained that safety and security of sensitive installations in the city should be given priority.