I went to Sanwrad as policeman, not a Rajput community member: Ajit Singh

The new DGP has come out strongly against eulogising a criminal like Anandpal. He says he failed to understand why the so-called community leaders did not realise this. He also said that he went to Sanwrad as a policeman, not as a member of Rajput community as his first loyalty is to his profession.

What will be your priorities as DGP?

The priorities of police don’t change. They priorities are to provide security to property, life and liberty of a person. What you do is strengthen your core policing your intel network pertaining to crime, your investigation and your follow up in court. Next four months I don’t have to do anything new. I have to ensure that circulars and orders are followed properly and these things become part of their regular work.

Do you think there is laxity in some police affairs?

There could be laxity but basically, there is a burden of work. When there is a burden of work, you sometimes try to cut corners. So these things need to be addressed with proper supervision and proper guidance also because sometimes because of lack of guidance, you may be wasting time at something where it is not required. The middle-level supervisory …read more