The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the "spate of acid attacks" in the city and said police must crackdown on sale of acid.The observations were made by a Bench of Justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and I S Mehta while monitoring steps taken to improve women safety in city following the Nirbhaya case.
The Bench emphasized that there is an urgent need for more police personnel in view of the law and order situation, security threat and crime against women.
The Court's reference to acid attacks came when it pointed out that Delhi Police has almost 15,000 posts vacant which are to be filled by the Centre.
Appearing for the Centre, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain assured the court that the 15 proposals forwarded by Delhi Police for creation of over 14,000 posts "shall be looked into at the earliest".
The ASG said the proposals for more posts in Delhi Police have been sent to the internal finance department of MHA for concurrence and then shall be forwarded to the ministry of finance.
The Court sought status reports from the Centre and Delhi Police by January 31.
The High Court also pulled up the state government for its failure to set up more laboratories so that investigations can be done faster.
The Court warned the government of coercive measures if the gap is not plugged soon.
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