The senior official, who was visiting in civil dress, was unhappy with the fact that there was no guard at the entrance

Forget about the common man, even the police stations in the Capital lack proper security. Last week, DCP Prabhakar of east district, paid a surprise visit to Madhu Vihar police station in civil dress. He found that there was no one at the entrance. He directly went up to the room of the Station House Officer (SHO) and rebuked the cops present. Following this incident, the police station now has initiated checking at the gate.


On guard: The police station of Madhu Vihar in east Delhi.
PIC/Imtiyaz Khan

Earlier the entrance of the police station used to remain wide open. But on the very next day after the incident, all police officials found alert regarding this issue and also checked each and every person who entered the station.

Sources also said that, Prabhakar DCP of east district usually paid a surprise visit to local police stations of his area just to check the security set-up. When MiD DAY contacted DCP Prabhakar, He didn't deny the incident, but refuse to comment on it.u00a0



Top cop'su00a0night out
After taking over the reins from YS Dadwal, Police Commissioner BK Gupta was making surprise visits at various police stations and sensitive areas in the city, in plain clothes, during the night. According to sources, on one such visit at the Tilak Marg police station, the CP had a few unpleasant surprises in store for him.

Reportedly, some officers were missing, others were sleeping on duty. The commissioner lost his cool and shouted at the Assistant Station House Officer (SHO) Brijmohan Bahuguna. "Ye thana hai ya barafkhana (is this a police station or an ice factory)?" Gupta asked Bahuguna, who was adjusting his uniform. The CP also scolded the Assistant SHO for not wearing his cap.