By Mustafa Ali
Lahore:A high-level meeting regarding the affairs of the Crime Control Department (CCD) was held at the Central Police Office under the chairmanship of Inspector General of Police Punjab, Dr. Usman Anwar. The meeting was attended by Additional IG CCD Sohail Zafar Chattha, Additional IG Investigation Azhar Akram, DIG CCD Waqas-ul-Hassan, and CCD SPs and DSPs. Punjab Police spokesperson shared that the meeting reviewed matters related to the provision of offices, logistics, and transport for the CCD. Regional and district officers of the CCD informed about the provided facilities and additional requirements. Additional IG CCD Sohail Zafar Chattha said that a two-day training session has been conducted for all regional and district officers, SSPs, DSPs, and personnel of CCD. A written booklet of SOPs regarding the functioning of CCD has also been prepared, and buildings have been identified for CCD offices and police stations. RPOs and DPOs have provided human resources, offices, logistics, and transport for the CCD. Vehicles, equipment, and other supplies for CCD will soon be purchased from government-approved funds. Citizens will be able to meet CCD officers, including ROs and DOs, daily from 11 AM to 3 PM in accordance with the SOPs. The CCD will be responsible for the investigation of assigned cases. The investigation of routine cases will be conducted by the district police. IG Punjab said that crime control is the fundamental responsibility of district police, and they will be held accountable. RPOs, DPOs, and CCD regional and district officers will hold weekly coordination meetings. Additional IG South Punjab, RPOs, CPOs, DPOs, DIG Investigation Lahore, DIG Operations Lahore, and regional and district officers of CCD participated in the meeting via video link.
