Bassi's men launch ops to correct sullied image, begin from ground zero

With Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in his TV and radio advertisement picking up the murder case of Meenakshi in central Delhi’s Anand Parbat to point out “lawlessness” in the capital, Delhi Police have chosen the same locality to strengthen their reputation among Delhiites.

On Sunday, Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi launched a new police-public scheme in Anand Parbat to assess the level of negativity the brutal murder in a crowded market and the political propaganda that followed caused against police.
This initiative has been named ‘Operation Bharosa’ by Bassi.

Police stations across the capital are taking part. As part of the initiative, the SHO and other staff of the police station go on patrol in their areas and interact with locals.
“We have been asking locals to share their areas of concern. On Sunday, we began with Anand Parbat and found that people are not scared of law and order situation as claimed by the Delhi government,” said a police officer, adding that people they interacted with mentioned that they feel safe in the capital.

Over the years, the central range of Delhi Police have also imparted self-defence training to 35,000 girls and young women.

The central range has also initiated ‘Alternate Complaint Resolution Scheme’ in which Assistant Commissioners of Police interact with Delhiites every Saturday.

One of the primary focuses is on providing more security for women. Police said 1,500 such complaints were handled on July 25.

Police have also come up with a 30-minute documentary on the force. Focusing entirely on their strengths, the video has top police officers, lawyers and the public singing praises of the force.

Claiming they are alert while doing background checks on Pakistani nationals in Delhi, the video also has a Pakistani man praising the force.

Footage of Kejriwal sharing light moments with Bassi are there along with shots of Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

“In the history of Delhi Police, there was not even one complete documentary on the force. So we decided to make one ourselves so that public get to know of the various aspects of policing that they generally are unaware of,” said S K Gautam, Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range).