Addressing a high-level meeting of zonal IGs, range DIGs, and senior prison department officers, Aulakh spoke about various important issues like recovery of mobile phones and alleged nexus of criminals lodged in jails and offered full cooperation to jail staff. The DGP, Prisons, who was present in the meeting, also raised some issues, including the police escort arrangements for undertrials during their court hearings and installation of close-circuit cameras in visitors’ room. He also assured the DGP of every possible help from jail administration in monitoring the activities of the undertrial criminals.

Earlier, at the monthly crime meeting , the Punjab DGP urged the field officers to review and chalk out security arrangements well in advance for ensuring peaceful conduct of ensuing Panchayat elections on April 7. He said that keeping in view the availability of limited force, the field officers should mobilise additional force by withdrawing additional PSOs attached to various protectees.

The police chief also took a serious note of delay in prompt and correct reporting of important incidents and said it would not be tolerated in any case. Regarding illegal use of red-light and hooters and gross violation of traffic rules in the state, he asked the field officers to enforce rules by launching special drive against traffic violations throughout the state.