New Delhi: Cracking down on extortion calls, improving traffic management and tackling the sale of narcotics and its syndicate system in the Capital were among the top priorities set out by the Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan during a review meeting of Delhi Police Thursday.
Chaired by Mohan, the review meeting lasted for more than 90 minutes Thursday afternoon, and was the first such meeting since the appointment of Anurag Kumar as Delhi Police chief on 17 July. Kumar and all Special Commissioners of Police were present as Mohan listed priorities, while top officers briefed him on the status of operations and campaigns launched in those specific domains.
Intelligence Bureau Director Mahesh Dixit also attended the review meeting.
“He set out the objectives of the government for the police to work on with immediate effect,” an officer privy to the details told ThePrint.
A Special Commissioner-rank officer presented the database on number of crimes registered and status of probe in cases across all units and districts of the National Capital, sources said. “The data clearly suggests that the number of extortion calls has seen a decrease compared to last year,” another officer said.
Mohan urged the officers to bring further improvements in the performance on the issue of extortion. “There was also a reference to people not reporting extortion calls to the police which poses a challenge in early detection of crime,” the officer cited above said.
On the traffic front, the home secretary urged officers to expedite the identification of small but key chokepoints to address the issue of traffic congestion. Sources maintained that Delhi Police earned some appreciation for traffic management during the recently concluded BRICS summit in the Capital.
On the narcotics front, sources said that the home secretary emphasised better intelligence gathering on units manufacturing key ingredients and raw materials for the final manufacturing of contraband. “The home secretary emphasised complying with the Vision Document on Drug Control (2026–2029),” the source added.
(Edited by Nardeep Singh Dahiya)