The Delhi High Court today criticized the city police for not complying "properly" with its several directions to curb hate crimes against the people from Northeast in the national capital.
"Have you given the wide publicity in television, radio and in the print media of your helpline number:1093? The effort taken so far is not satisfactory. You have not done it," a bench headed by acting Chief Justice B D Ahmed said.
The bench had earlier issued a slew of directions, including publicising the helpline number meant for persons hailing from North-East and senstising the police force towards the peoples from that region.
Besides recruting North-East citizens in police, the bench had also asked it to establsih a special unit on the lines of Crime Against Women (CAW) cell to redress the grievances of persons of that region.
"With regard to our direction to give adequate publicity to the helpline number, Delhi Police has indicated that handbills have been displayed and notices pasted in police stations. However, we think wider publicity is needed and it should use radio, TV, and print media to advertise it, the bench said and asked the police to file a fresh status report.
