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Ensure all vulnerable areas have enough streetlights, Delhi High Court tells Delhi govt, police

The bench further directed the police and the Delhi government to set up an agency to appropriately map or display at all locations the authority responsible for maintaining the area

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Delhi High Court (HC) on Monday directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and the police to co-ordinate with each other and ensure that all dark and vulnerable areas in the national Capital have lights.

A bench of justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sanjeev Sachdeva also directed the Centre to decide, within six weeks, regarding the augmentation of the strength of the Delhi Police, stating that it was “below the national average” and many of its personnel were deployed on VIP security duties, which removed them from the policing work.

The bench also gave eight weeks to procure and installs cameras in the city, saying this should be one of the top priorities for the authorities. The court decided this time frame after the police were asked how much time will it take for them to set up CCTV cameras in 192 police stations and 42 chowkis, along with other locations.

The bench further directed the police and the Delhi government to set up an agency to appropriately map or display at all locations the authority responsible for maintaining the area. This information will then be put out in public purview. It also asked the authorities to constitute a nodal agency, which can be informed about the malfunctioning of streetlights and which ensure their repair or replacement within 72 hours.

The Centre told the bench that a high-level committee was examining the issue of augmenting the strength of the Delhi Police. The police said there was a one per cent decline in the reporting of rapes this year and a 20 per cent dip in cases of outraging the modesty of women. 

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