Delhi Police seeks details on 70 pending departmental enquiries

• Friday | 21st February, 2020

New Delhi: Around 70 departmental enquiries against Delhi Police officials were found pending with the concerned district officials for over two years, reveals a letter written by a DCP-level officer in Delhi Police. Police has now sought details of officers with whom these enquiries have been pending from the districts, units and battalions across the Capital. "On perusal of the present departmental enquiries pending with all districts and units as on December 31, Special CP (Vigilance) has asked the names of enquiry officers with whom DEs are pending for over two years," sources said, quoting the Delhi Police letter. The Delhi Police is also expected to enquire about the reasons for the pendency of such departmental enquiries against its own officials. Screening CommitteeAccording to an order which was circulated in December 2019, a Screening Committee was constituted by the Delhi Police for screening names of suspected officers from the IPS and DANIPS posted in Delhi.