CP assures African nationals of prompt redressal of grievances

Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma today met a group of of African nationals living in the city and he 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 in the city, a senior police official said.
The delegation met the police chief at Delhi Police Headquarters this evening.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh, along with Verma, had yesterday held a meeting with heads of several villages in and around Mehrauli and Chhatarpur areas.
Delhi Police today organised a number of sensitisation programmes in south Delhi areas 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.
Abdou Brahim, President of Association of African Students in India, who was part of the group said, "Police should strict action against those who take law into their own hands to settle dispute with them (African nationals).