Attack on Africans: Jt CP Upadhyay appointed nodal officer

In the wake of string of attacks on African nationals here, Delhi Police today appointed a Joint Commissioner-rank official as the nodal officer for attending issues concerning African people living in the city.
Joint Commissioner of Police (South-Eastern Range) R P Upadhyay has been appointed the nodal officer entrusted with attending to and addressing issues concerning African nationals living in Delhi, a senior official said.
Delhi Police will also soon launch a helpine exclusively for lodging of complaints in connection with such incidents.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma today met a delegation of African people living in the city and assured them of prompt redressal of their grievances. Verma also apprised them of various steps being taken by the police for ensuring their safety and security here.

Under similar circumstances which had emerged after the Nido Tania incident in January 2014, a Joint Commissioner-rank official was appointed as the nodal officer for attending to issues concerning people of the north-eastern parts of the country living in the city.
Also, after a series of alleged attacks on Christian insitutes in the city during 2014-15, Delhi Police had appointed an Additional DCP-rank official as the nodal officer for attending to issues related to churches and educational institutions of the city.

"Delhi Police has intensified patrolling in the area where African community is present. Various meetings with local communities including RWAs/MWAs were held all over Delhi in order to raise their awareness about the African nationals.

"They (people) were also briefed not to take law into their hands. Meetings were also held where people from African & Indian communities were present together to increase the level of understanding between them," Delhi Police said in a statement.
A meeting in this regard was held this evening at the Police Headquarters here.