Noida: Five sub-inspectors were suspended and preliminary inquiries initiated against several other policemen, including three ACPs in Noida and Greater Noida and as many station house officers (SHOs), for allegedly failing to ensure timely resolution of public grievances.The suspended SIs, deputed as outpost in-charges at Morna and Sector 12/22 under Sector 24 police station, RR Site under Jewar police station, and Kasba Surajpur and Kachahri Surajpur under Surajpur police station, were accused of not taking complainants seriously, failing to provide appropriate solutions and delaying the resolution of grievances. Departmental inquiries were also initiated against the five after a high number of dissatisfied feedback responses were received.Preliminary inquiries have also been instituted against officers in supervisory and field-level positions across Noida and Greater Noida. Those facing inquiries include ACP-2 (Noida) Mayank Tiwari, ACP-2 (Greater Noida) Prashali Gangwar and ACP-4 (Greater Noida) Rajeev Sisodiya, and SHOs of sectors 113 Pramod Singh, Beta 2 Vinod Panwar and Dadri police station Neeraj Mishra.The list also includes officers posted at Okhla, Sector 98, Saraswati Enclave, Kachahri Phase 2, Kalonda, Sirsa and Shahberi-Chipyana outposts, besides beat in-charges in the Dankaur and Ecotech 1 police station areas.These officers are under scrutiny over allegations that they failed to take public complaints seriously and ensure their proper resolution. The commissionerate said the preliminary inquiries would examine the issues and establish accountability.Several outpost in-charges and beat-level officers deputed at Sadarpur, NIB, Jhundpura roundabout, Mamura-Garhi intersection, H Block-Behlolpur, Gaur City, Nirala, Cherry County, Beta 2, Dadri and Knowledge Park police station areas have been issued warnings and are facing inquiries over their failure to prevent thefts, house burglaries, vehicle thefts and snatching, and act against offenders.Police commissioner Laxmi Singh said the actions were initiated to improve accountability in policing and ensure that complaints received through public hearings and online platforms were addressed promptly and effectively. The data on complaints received through public hearings and online platforms across Noida police commissionarate was not immediately available.Singh said effective grievance redressal, impartial handling of complaints and time-bound resolution of cases would remain key priorities.
