Hindustan
Times: Chandigarh: Friday, 06 February 2015.
RP Upadhyaya,
inspector general of police (IGP), UT, during his visit to St John High School,
Sector 26, on Thursday, asked students to keep a distance from bad elements of
the society.
In his around
two-hour interaction with students, he also highlighted the major issue of
students falling into the trap of goons.
However, the
officer did not speak much about the recent incident in which students of an
elite school had come under scanner for hiring goons, shelling out money and
even providing liquor to them, in exchange of protection.
He also shed
light on a series of issues including policing, law and order and social media
rage among teenagers.
Students also
showed equal enthusiasm and asked various questions from the IGP about the
police functioning and new initiatives being taken for the safety of residents.
Considering
the sensitivity of a recent incident where an extortion racket operating in a
school had come to the fore. The IGP was asked to give suggestions to deal with
such kind of a situation.
He said,
"Students should not trust anyone without the consent of their parents.
They need to avoid coming in contact of undesirable elements of the society,
and should not accept any kind of offer from anyone. Use your energy in
positive things like sports and study."
On
initiatives being taken to deal with corruption in police, the IGP said,
"Corruption at any level is not acceptable. The police department has
always been harsh towards corrupt officials, and many erring police officials
have been punished in the recent past."
On asking,
being the police chief, how he deals with the political pressure, he said,
"I always do what is legal. So I never get into a situation where I had to
compromise on my duty."
Talking about
the recent cases of cybercrimes in the city, he said, "Cybergangs
operating from anonymous places can call on your number and seek details like
account number and debit or credit card password of your bank account, claiming
that they are calling from your bank. Every day, many people fall into such
traps. Don't give any details on mobile phones."
He also
added, "Don't ever share your photographs or videos on the social media,
as they could be easily misused. The city police's cyber cell wing has
successfully been able to crack many cybercrime related cases."
Police, in
order to educate students, is organising various programmes to sensitise
students regarding cybercrimes and other forms of crimes happening in the city,
he said.
RTI QUERY
A Class-9
student Vansh claimed he had filed an RTI to know the status of one of the
major accidents happened outside the Post Graduate Institute of Medical
Education and Research (PGIMER), in 2014 in which, three people had lost their
lives. He also questioned the status of the case from the IGP.
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