New Delhi: Following ETV Bharat's report on the age-old 'offline postal system' in Delhi police department, Commissioner of Police SN Srivastava abolished this system of the British era and said henceforth, reports will be sent online to officers.
Speaking to ETV Bharat, president of Delhi Police Federation and retired ACP Ved Bhushan said that police stations used to be far away during the British era and there was no means of communication. Therefore, a person used to be assigned to carry a 24-hour crime diary and deliver to officers by riding a horse.
"After independence also, this process continued. Now, bicycles and bikes were being used instead of horses. It's said that in this online era also, this age-old system was going on," he said.
Bhushan also expressed his gratitude towards ETV Bharat for raising this issue prominently and said, "I thank ETV Bharat for reporting this issue following which this practice got abolished and now reports will be sent online to officers."
It is to be noted here that as many as 200 police personnel were deployed for this work, across the city, which could be done online within a few seconds.
