New Delhi:
As many as 858 unidentified bodies have been recovered in the city in the last four months, prompting Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to take up the issue with Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday.
Sources said Ms Dikshit conveyed serious concern to Chidambaram over the recovery of such a large number of unidentified bodies in the city in a few months, and urged him to direct police to examine the issue seriously. She said the recovery of the bodies created panic among the citizens.
The Home Minister assured Ms Dikshit that he will look into the issue. Delhi Police comes under the administrative control of Union Home Ministry.
According to government figures, a total of 858 bodies have been recovered from Delhi this year till today.
North Delhi has recovered the highest number of 210 bodies, while 104 bodies were discovered in Central Delhi.
In North-East and Outer Delhi, 56 bodies each were recovered while North-West and West Delhi had 49 each, East 44, South East 48, South 39, New Delhi 30 and South-West 24 bodies besides others. Last year, a total of 3,337 bodies were recovered last year.
Ms Dikshit also apprised Mr Chidambaram about the constitution of three new civic bodies in the city following trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation was constituted on Monday while East Delhi Corporation was set up on Tuesday. The South Delhi Corporation will be set up on Wednesday.
Ms Dikshit also thanked the Home Minister for heeding to the demand of the Delhi Government last year to split the MCD into three parts.
Sources said Ms Dikshit conveyed serious concern to Chidambaram over the recovery of such a large number of unidentified bodies in the city in a few months, and urged him to direct police to examine the issue seriously. She said the recovery of the bodies created panic among the citizens.
The Home Minister assured Ms Dikshit that he will look into the issue. Delhi Police comes under the administrative control of Union Home Ministry.
According to government figures, a total of 858 bodies have been recovered from Delhi this year till today.
North Delhi has recovered the highest number of 210 bodies, while 104 bodies were discovered in Central Delhi.
In North-East and Outer Delhi, 56 bodies each were recovered while North-West and West Delhi had 49 each, East 44, South East 48, South 39, New Delhi 30 and South-West 24 bodies besides others. Last year, a total of 3,337 bodies were recovered last year.
Ms Dikshit also apprised Mr Chidambaram about the constitution of three new civic bodies in the city following trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
The North Delhi Municipal Corporation was constituted on Monday while East Delhi Corporation was set up on Tuesday. The South Delhi Corporation will be set up on Wednesday.
Ms Dikshit also thanked the Home Minister for heeding to the demand of the Delhi Government last year to split the MCD into three parts.
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