To maintain the dignity of the uniform, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora has issued social media guidelines for police personnel asking them not to use any equipment or accessories for reels or videos.Delhi Police new guidelines to use social mediaThe police personnel should not comment, post or share any confidential information related to any pending trial or suspect or arrested person, according to the guidelines.Further, the policemen are strictly prohibited from posting any statements, photos, or videos related to any departmental training, activities or duties on social media without written permission and also refrain from posting comments that can be derogatory towards victims, suspects or any group, it said.The guidelines were issued in Hindi, stating the disclosure of the identity of a juvenile or a complainant of sexual assault through social media is illegal.Also, it is illegal for the policemen to record and transmit any photographs or videos of any protected person or high-security area/ premises, the guidelines said.Moreover, the Delhi Police commissioner has mentioned that being a disciplined force, the policemen should not post anything on social media that is against the national interest or internal security.There should be no illegal, obscene, derogatory, threatening or abusive intellectual property rights-related content posted on social media by police personnel the guidelines said.No post that ignites violenceIt added that the Delhi Police should not post anything that violates the conduct rules. Their participation in any group or forum that has been created to promote or agitate any religion, caste, creed or sub-caste is illegal.It also prohibited the policemen from being a part of any social media campaign that is for or against any political topic.There have been several instances where mobile phones and cameras of the police personnel have been used for operational coverage and sensitive material has been uploaded on social media. Any such photographs or videos must be for official use only, it added.While directing the policemen to avoid using social media on duty, Sanjay Arora said that to solve the problems of personnel of all ranks in the Delhi Police, there are mediums like Sampark Sabha, open house or they can also seek help from the higher officials if needed.
