Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday directed the police officers in a stern tone that clarification should be taken from those officers/IOs who have FIR investigation cases pending for more than one year. Strict action will be taken against those officers/IOs who do not get satisfactory reply in this regard, he asserted. He was presiding over a review meeting regarding law and order with senior officers of the Police Department here today. He said that 3,229 cases are pending in the state for more than one year.
Giving district-wise details, he said that 77 in Ambala, 45 in Bhiwani, 13 in Charkhi-Dadri, 140 in Faridabad, 54 in Fatehabad, one in GRP Ambala Cantt, 981 in Gurugram, 27 in Hansi, 106 in Hisar, 132 in Jhajjar, 62 in Jind, 39 om Kaithal, 100 in Karnal, 94 in Kurukshetra, 38 in Mahendergarh, 165 in Nuh, 292 in Palwal, 114 in Panchkula, 37 in Panipat, 98 in Rewari, 151 in Rohtak, 177 in Sirsa, 83 in Sonepat and 203 in Yamuna Nagar cases are pending for more than one year.
Apart from this, he directed that if more than 10 criminal cases are registered against any person, then their list should also be prepared and made available to him. Vij said that SIT has been formed to deal with the cases of immigration fraudsters in the state, on which the Home Minister was informed that on April 17, the newly formed SIT had received 332 pending cases from the previous SIT while 68 cases are now newly registered. It was informed in the meeting that the SIT has so far succeeded in arresting 5 persons. Apart from this, nodal officers have also been appointed in each district to strengthen the working of SIT. In the meeting, Vij directed the officers to frame rules within 15 days for immigration agencies. Due to this, people will not get trapped, he said.