Highlights: Chargesheet soon in Delhi gang-rape case, say Home Secretary and Delhi police chief

New Delhi: Home Secretary RK Singh and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar addressed the media on the developments in the Delhi gang-rape case.

Here are the highlights of what they said:

RK Singh, Home Secretary:

• As we have indicated, we will chargesheet this case quickly.
• After the chargesheet, we will have an expeditious trial.
• Our request will be for a day to day trial and we will ask for maximum penalty.
• Yesterday I had a meeting with Delhi Police and we discussed ways and means to crackdown on crime.
• This is going to be a place where any goondagardi or dadagiri will be swiftly punished.
• Large number of such buses which are contract carriages and were illegally plying have been impounded and will remain impounded.
• We will auction them after court orders. Licences cancelled.
• Licence ID to be displayed in buses, autos and taxis.
• Any misbehaviour, complain to us and we will ensure the vehicle is impounded and it doesn't ply.
• We will have plainclothes people on the streets, also on buses, and we hope to catch some people.
• There is no reason for the Delhi Police to be defensive.
• They have investigated and caught five of the six culprits.
• If we think dispassionately, any case cracked in one or two days is brilliant work.
• We have instructed the authorities about GPS (Global Positioning System). There will be GPS on all buses and all autos.. we have had a meeting with transport commissioner.
• We raised with transport commissioner the issue of more buses on routes in the night.
• From what I have looked at - I looked for the response of the PCR van.
• I was told four minutes. Could they have reached earlier - that is a difficult question... four minutes is okay. Was investigation prompt and effective - yes it was.
• So while we have not said no one will be held accountable, prima facie, on both counts, police cannot be faulted.
• There is a separate strength sanctioned for VIP security.
• There is no diversion of policemen from normal pool.
• There are about 2700 people in X, Y, Z and Z+ categories.
• I do not agree with people who say capital punishment is bad. But any change in law can be prospective and not retrospective.

Neeraj Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Delhi:

• The fourth accused was tracked down to Rajasthan and brought to Delhi on December 18.
• Last night we tracked down the fifth accused who is a juvenile so we cannot give details.
• Police parties are on the trail of Akshay Thakur a resident of Aurangabad in Bihar, and we hope he will be tracked down soon.
• We are hopeful that based on circumstantial evidence, oral evidence and forensic evidence we will be able to secure conviction.
• We have added attempt to murder under Section 307 to the charges.
• Police Control Room responded within four minutes.
• The victims got timely medical aid dues to police response.
• 729 vehicles prosecuted on December 19 - 181 were buses. 464 vehicles - beat officers removed films.
• All vehicles from other states with tinted glasses are being turned back - they will be allowed in Delhi only when tinted glasses are removed.
• Crackdown on all charted buses trying to pass off as public carriages.
• We are trying to implement a strict regime of permits - tied up with transport departments.
• All drivers, cleaners need to be verified and need to have public service vehicle buses.
• Anyone from other part of the country driving a public bus needs to be put through a fresh test.
• The boy was disoriented - he gave us a vague description. One thing he was clear about is that it was a white bus and deluxe bus.
• We started checking all white buses of that description.
• We came across the video footage and we could piece together Yadav from the blurred footage.
• We then tracked down one Yadav who led us to another person - and we then found the bus and the driver.