Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi meets CM Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi today met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and explained to him steps being taken to improve security for women, amid AAP government's persistent demand to hand over control of the force to it.

Kejriwal had summoned Bassi after the gruesome murder of a 19-year old girl in Anand Parbat area, holding that the law- and-order situation in the city has deteriorated significantly.

Sources said the Chief Minister's Office had asked Bassi to bring a list of pending cases of crime against woman, status of the cases filed as well as details of the SHOs who have not been transferred despite completing their terms.

Bassi was also asked to bring a list of beat constables and list of inspectors who were never made SHOs.

Ahead of the meeting with Kejriwal, Bassi called on Lt Governor Najeeb Jung.

"Police is always accountable towards the system and not to any individual. We are answerable to the government and through it to Parliament," Bassi told reporters after meeting Jung.

AAP has been at loggerheads with Delhi Police over a number of issues and the party has stepped up its attack against it after arrest of its two MLAs. It has been accusing Delhi Police of bias against it saying its MLAs are being targeted under political pressure.

Bassi had yesterday said he will try to dispel "misconceptions" about functioning of his force during his meeting with Kejriwal.