Inspector General of Police Punjab Shoaib Dastagir has said that success of all initiated IT projects with respect to modern policing and smart working are conditioned with polite behaviour, diligent performance and quick response to public, therefore officers should pay surprise visits to police stations and offices in order to improve service delivery and change in behaviour of Police.
He stressed that officers should minutely examine working of deputed staff at front desk, operations and investigation branches and to ensure the execution of all tasks in accordance with the defined SOPs of the CPO. He further said that the time of exaggerating and hiding the performance of Police is over now because the government, media and public eye on us round the clock and with the help of counter actions, effective patrolling and public friendly policing, the environment of protection in the society may be promoted.
IGP further said that special attention should be given to arrest the absconders, proclaimed offenders and their accomplices of gangs involved in heinous crimes whereas punishments should be awarded in accordance with discipline matrix to those officers and officials for violation of their professional duties. He further emphasized that only a single incident of death under police custody washes away the good work of Police in all year therefore zero tolerance policy should be adopted and no delay should be observed in such incidents. He further said due to free registration of crimes, number of traced cases should also be increased accordingly only then the performance of Police shall stand satisfactory whereas circle officers should themselves write down "Zimni" in case file of heinous crimes.
He moreover said that the environment of trust between police and public can only be ensured with better behaviour, observation of merit and improvement in service delivery therefore all officers should impart special briefing to their subordinates regarding public dealing so that they may win the hearts of people by offering their duties effectively. He further directed all DPOs to personally visit the crime in women and child rape cases and should also conduct investigation of such cases under their own supervision, and not leaving it solely on SDPOs and SHOs.
He further directed to ensure close follow up of such cases in courts so that accused would not be able to get relief from the court due to delay in provision of DNA reports. He added that emergency measures should be adopted for immediate arrest of hardened proclaimed offenders across the province so that lives and properties of the citizens should be protected by putting such social monsters behind the bars. IGP further expressed that ratio of working out of cases should be improved besides efforts for controlling crimes and modern technology should be utilized to maximum end for arresting the convicts of murder, dacoity and ransom.