Delhi Police inducts 76 cranes, rolls out 125 new speed cameras to boost traffic enforcement
New Delhi (PTI): In a push to strengthen traffic enforcement and ease congestion, the Delhi Police on Saturday inducted 76 new cranes into its traffic unit and soft-launched 125 additional over-speeding detection cameras across the national capital.
The fleet of cranes, flagged off by Commissioner of Police Satish Golchha at the Police Headquarters, is aimed at enabling faster removal of illegally parked and stranded vehicles that contribute to traffic bottlenecks in the city.
Additionally, the force expanded its automated enforcement network with 125 new Over-Speeding Violation Detection (OSVD) cameras, taking the total to 250 cameras across more than 140 road stretches.
Equipped with high-resolution imaging and Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), the cameras are integrated with the e-challan system, ensuring quicker and more transparent enforcement.
Senior officers said the initiative is part of a broader shift towards "faceless" and technology-driven policing to curb violations, a major cause of road accidents and fatalities in Delhi.
Addressing personnel later at a 'Sampark Sabha', Golchha stressed the role of the traffic unit, saying, "Traffic police is amongst the most visible units of Delhi Police. Therefore, our work must be effective and transparent so that public confidence is reposed."
He also stressed the need to prioritise road safety, adding that the intent of prosecution should be to reinforce discipline.
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Six-year-old girl found murdered in Eucalyptus grove near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): The body of a six-year-old girl was found on Saturday in a eucalyptus grove on the outskirts of the city, police said.
The girl, the daughter of a migrant worker from Assam, is believed to have been abducted and strangled before her body was dumped at the isolated spot, a senior police officer said.
Police have not ruled out the possibility of sexual assault, which will be confirmed through a post-mortem examination.
According to authorities, the girl went missing on Thursday evening while playing near her home. Her family lodged a missing person complaint on Friday after they were unable to locate her.
Later that night, during a search operation, her body was recovered from the eucalyptus grove near Electronic City.
The motive behind the crime is not yet known. Police said all angles, including personal enmity, are being investigated.
A case has been registered, and efforts are underway to identify and arrest the accused, the officer added.
