3 min readSep 5, 2025 05:44 PM IST
First published on: Sep 5, 2025 at 05:29 PM IST
Days after taking charge as Delhi Police Commissioner, Satish Golcha has asked all deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) to convey across the force the message that “no police officer should get mixed up with gangsters, drug dealers, extortionists”, and emphasised that strict action will be taken against such personnel.
The police chief’s directions, at a crime review meeting held on August 23, came days after a senior IPS officer of the Haryana Police accused the Delhi Police of letting gangsters go unchecked and accused them of collusion. The allegations were raised during an interstate coordination meeting at the Delhi Police headquarters ahead of Independence Day.
“Golcha is learnt to have told the district DCPs that police personnel suspected of having links with gangsters or criminals should be identified and appropriate legal action must be taken against them,” a senior police officer said.
Golcha held the crime review meeting at the Police Headquarters, a day after taking charge on August 22. It was attended by the Special Commissioner of Police, Joint Commissioners of Police (JCPs), and district DCPs. “He is learnt to have told the DCPs that appropriate legal action should be taken against persons who are operating social media handles on behalf of gangsters and facilitators of their family members,” the officer said.
In the meeting, which lasted for around four and half hours, Golcha had a detailed discussion with all the district DCPs and reviewed district-wise crime figures. “After reviewing all the crime data, he is learnt to have told the DCPs that there is a significant increase in murder cases, especially in four districts: Central, South, Shahdara and North. He has directed the concerned JCPs to analyse the reasons behind these murder cases and also asked to review all unsolved murder cases,” the officer stated.
Highlighting the glaring mismatch in the number of calls received by the Police Control Room (PCR) regarding robberies versus the number of First Information Reports (FIRs) registered in this regard, the police chief is learnt to have told all the officers that the conversion rate into cases was “very low”. “After reviewing the crime figures of robbery, he directed two district DCPs – Northwest and Outer district – to pay extra attention to the issue and also asked all DCPs to ensure that all the items robbed should be recovered,” the officer said.
“After reviewing motor vehicle theft data, Golcha is learnt to have told all DCPs that four districts; Northeast, North, East and Outer are lagging behind on this front, while Outer and Southeast districts have performed well. He also asked all district DCPs to analyse the pattern of motor vehicle theft cases in their respective areas and make effective strategies to prevent such incidents,” the officer said.
Golcha held the crime review meeting at the Police Headquarters two days after taking charge. (Image: @DelhiPolice) 
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