Law and order: UP cops directed to undertake night patrolling

To improve law and order situation, the Uttar Pradesh government today directed the police to undertake night patrolling, an official said.
State Chief Secretary Rajive Kumar also directed the state police to deploy of women personnel in adequate numbers at the police station level to promptly look into women related complaints, an official spokesman said.
The chief secretary, who was reviewing the working of police department, also called for launching a special drive to ensure proper traffic arrangements from October 3 to 18, he said.
Directives were issued to prepare a work plan for completing the selection process to fill vacant posts in the department by December in a transparent manner, according to the spokesperson.

Stressing on strict compliance of the directive on lodging FIRs after an incident, the chief secretary said that proper publicity of 'E-FIR' should be ensured.
Law and order is a major issue in Uttar Pradesh and opposition parties have been attacking the state government over it.