Suddenly these days one feels that cops are omnipresent. One can hear the siren everywhere and PCRs flashing lights mounted on their vehicles while patrolling the area. Well the aftermath of bomb blast in any city is going to be like this only. I feel they are doing this for good. An ordinary person on road feels safe and secure when he sees cops around him. Even the idea that some cop is near him gives a sense of relief to him. Well, I just hope that this process continues for good in Delhi. Even any miscreant will think twice before doing any act of mischief in such a situation.

I used to stay in Kailash Hills for three years and sometimes the patrolling motorbikes used to use sirens when they used to come for patrolling in the area at night. Believe me nothing used to happen on that night. Once they stopped the process in between and one night a robbery happened in which a colony security guard was injured badly. After this again the cops started using sirens while patrolling and everything was ok then.

I spoke to a police officer regarding this and he also agreed with it. He told me that in the US and Canada, whenever patrolling cars go on a call they use sirens. He said, “Their philosophy is that it gives a feeling of security to people and helps in preventing crime. Whereas Indians contend that using sirens will make the criminal aware and he’ll run. But anyways, tell me, how many criminals the cops catch in a fresh crime scene? Take the Dhaula Kuan rape case. The cops couldn’t do anything. Generally the tendency of Delhi Police is that they do extremely well in mock drills but fail the test when actual crime happens.”

Whatever the case is I think using of sirens and flashlights by cops should be made compulsory when they attend a call. At least it will give a common man some sense of security.