In an effort to further tone up law and order in the national capital, Lt Governor(LG)V K Saxena has instructed the Police Commissioner to ensure ample police visibility in the city, Raj Niwas said on Tuesday. Giving details, officials also said Saxena also advised the Police Commissioner to constitute teams of senior officers in plain clothes, who can inspect and report on compliance of deployment and police presence in areas.  Any laxity in the matter will be viewed seriously, the LG underlined. Saxena has asked the Police Commissioner to prepare a list of senior officers, who will be responsible for compliance and ensuring such visibility.  A duty chart of senior officers with details of their deployment and their phone numbers will be sent to the LG Secretariat for regular monitoring. The LG, who has been consistently stressing on visible policing as the biggest deterrent against crime, has asked for police personnel on duty to be visibly present in all areas around police beats and chowkis. It may be noted that ever since Saxena began reviewing the traffic situation on weekly basis along with senior police and transport officials, visibility of traffic police personnel on roads has significantly increased. According to the Delhi Polices crime statistics the national capital has seen a spike in cases of crimes like burglary, organised crime and attempts to murder. As per the data, a total of 5,735 burglary cases have been reported this year till August 15, which is an increase of 25.25 per cent from 2023, during which 4,579 cases of burglaries were reported in the same period.

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