New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- Delhi LG Sardar TS Sandhu chaired a meeting on Monday to review the functioning of the Directorate of Prosecution, GNCTD.

The Principal Secretary (Law), Principal Secretary (Home), Special Commissioner of Police (Welfare & Legal), Director of Prosecution and other senior officials attended the meeting.

The LG expressed grave concern over low conviction rates, slow pace of disposal of cases and mounting case pendency and directed immediate measures to address these issues.

He underlined that the BNSS, 2023, unprecedentedly empowers prosecution and provides for strengthening it by means of adequate personnel as well as specific timelines for investigation, apart from enabling it through use of technology and directe...