PM honours wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh honours Yogeshwar Dutt, the London Olympics bronze medal winner hailing from Haryana, at the All-India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors General of Police in New Delhi on Friday. Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is also seen.

Haryana Director General of Police R.S.Dalal poses with London Olympics medal winners Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt at All-India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors General of Police in New Delhi on Friday,

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, SEPT  8

 Haryana Director General Police R.S.Dalal has sought financial assistance from Central Government on the pattern of Delhi to further improve policing in Gurgaon and Faridabad which have become cosmopolitan cities.

          Mr Dalal, who was speaking in the All India Conference of Directors General/Inspectors General of Police -2012, in New Delhi today said that the State should be given funds out of Metro Police Fund to further strengthen the police force.

          He said that apart from, his counterpart in Delhi has also drawn the attention of DGPs of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to effectively check the activities of unauthorized arms in their respective States as the criminals hailing from these States have admitted during their interrogations that they get unauthorized arms from these two States as these are manufactured there.He said that specific information in this regard was also being shared with these States.

          As the Prime Minister Mr Manmohan Singh had honoured the Haryana Olympian Yogeshwar Dutt on this occasion, Mr Dalal thanked the Prime Minister for giving a cash reward of Rs 22 lakh to Yogeshwar Dutt.