­­NEW DEHLI, 28 March, 2021, (TON): Taking into account impending celebrations, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava instructed his officials on Saturday to ensure ideal perceptibility of the power and follow security rules while carefully implementing the DDMA orders in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A crime review meeting was held by the Delhi Police chief with senior officers of the force through a video-conference to discuss the law-and-order situation and take stock of the action taken against incidents of crime and criminals.

In view of consecutive festivals in the coming week, Shrivastava directed the officers to ensure optimal visibility of the force. He stressed on the Delhi Disaster Management Authority’s (DDMA) guidelines regarding Covid-appropriate behavior and said it should be strictly adhered to and enforced on the ground.

The Police Commissioner also instructed his staff to follow safety guidelines while enforcing the DDMA orders.

“The police commissioner reviewed the action taken regarding the enforcement of the DDMA’s Covid guidelines and directed all to remain extra alert to ensure that public celebrations and gatherings, congregations during upcoming festivals such as Holi and Shab-e-Barat shall not to be allowed at public places, public grounds, public parks, markets and religious places,” said Anil Mittal, the Additional Public Relation Officer (APRO) of Delhi Police.

 “An appraisal of the listing of criminals and the strategy to keep a vigil on them were discussed, along with an action plan to keep a tab on jail/bail released criminals and their activities. Emphasis was laid on taking legal remedies to speed up the investigation of the pending cases,” he added.

Srivastava likewise inspected the situation with the objections in the Integrated Complaints Management System and coordinated the officials for an expedient removal of the protests, authorities said.