Anil Vij speaks through wireless with the state’s DGP, ADGP, IG, Police Commissioners and SPs

Ambala : Haryana Home Minister Sh. Anil Vij, while speaking via wireless today with the state Director General of Police, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Inspector General of all police ranges, Commissioners of Police and Superintendents of Police, directed that suspend with immediate effect 372 Investigating Officers (IOs) who have been delaying the disposal of cases pending last one year and also ensure that copies of the suspension orders are sent to the Home Department office and Police Headquarters by today evening.
Sh. Vij said that any kind of negligence will not be tolerated at all in this. The Home Minister was speaking today through wireless (walkie-talkie) with the Director General of Police, ADGP Law and Order, Inspector General of Police of all police ranges, Commissioner of Police and Superintendents of Police of the respective districts.
“In Ambala, I hold Janta Darbar till 2 am in the night and listen to the complaints of the complainants, most of which are related to the police department” – Vij
Sh. Vij said that “Director General of Police, ADGP Law and Order, Range ADGP, Range IG, DIG and SP are all working together to make Haryana Police the best police in the country and he also keep an eye on every activity.” The Home Minister said that “Instructions have been given to suspend 372 investigating officers and he has not done this work happily, he has done this work sadly because last one year he has been continuously speaking the officers in all the meetings for a year and given orders for disposal of pending cases. He told that, “Not only this, he hold Janta Darbar in Ambala till 2 am in the night to listen to the complaints of the complainants, most of which are related to the police department”.
“Such a major action of suspending 372 investigating officers has been taken for the first time in the country” – Vij
The Home Minister also said that such a major action of suspending 372 investigating officers has been taken for the first time in the country. He also instructed the concerned police officers that apart from these 372 investigating officers, in any other cases in which any investigating officer is involved which is pending for more than a year, that investigating officer should also be included in the suspension list. He said that the pendency of so many cases reflects the picture of the police department, we have to improve it so that people get justice and are not forced to wander from here to there.
”The aim was to settle the cases pending for one year so that the victim can get justice in time” – Vij
He also said that before issuing instructions to suspend the investigating officers, a letter was written to the Director General of Police, correspondence was made with these investigating officers and clarification was sought, but the response of the concerned 372 investigating officers was not satisfactory, hence instructions were given to suspend these investigating officers.
He said that the cases pending for more than a year, which are at the final stage, could have been settled in any way, be it through the court, if the complaint is false then it could be canceled or it could be done as per other rules. The objective was to settle the cases pending for one year so that the victim could get justice in time, he said.
“I have accountability towards the public, I have the Home Department and it is also my responsibility to provide justice to the people” – Vij
The Home Minister also said that he had discussed this issue with the then Director General of Police P.K. Aggarwal and written a letter and after that the figure of pending cases was 3229, which is a huge figure, from this it can be inferred that this is the reason for corruption that the victims are not getting justice and the complaints are pending. While expressing his duty, Sh. Vij said, “I am accountable to the people, I have the Home Department and it is also my responsibility to ensure that people get justice”.
During this time, he also told that through a newspaper, he has received information that a DSP has not been taking appropriate action in a dowry case for five years and that complaint is pending, he has also been suspended. He said that it is also not fair that the victim gets justice after so many years.
“No action has been taken in the pending cases, it will be handed over to the DSP of the respective districts”- Vij
Sh. Vij also said that the pending cases in which action has not been taken will be handed over to the DSPs of the respective districts and these DSPs have also been given strict instructions to dispose of these cases within a month otherwise action will be taken against them also. Through wireless, the Home Minister also took information from the Police Commissioner/DIG and Superintendents of Police about the action taken so far against 372 investigating officers.