Meerut, June 18 -- What began as a routine morning walk for Meerut senior superintendent of police (SSP) Avinash Pandey, turned into a revealing test of vigilance at the city's Women's Police Station- one that exposed serious gaps in security, supervision and duty consciousness. According to officials, dressed in a tracksuit and without any prior intimation, on June 12 Pandey entered the police station premises and found neither a sentry at the main gate nor any police personnel monitoring movement inside the compound. The lack of supervision became even more apparent when he walked into the station office and found a woman constable asleep on a chair. What followed was an even more striking demonstration of the station's lack of vigilance. The SSP moved freely through the office, examined important records and eventually picked up the Crime Register-the most crucial document maintained by a police station-and left with it. At no point was he questioned, challenged or even noticed by the personnel on duty. The missing register went undetected until later, when the SSP summoned Women's Police Station in-charge Sita Singh and asked her to produce the document. The request triggered a frantic search. Officers and staff combed through the premises, attempting to locate the register, but to no avail. As anxiety mounted, CCTV footage was reviewed. The recordings finally revealed the answer: the register had been taken away by the SSP himself during the inspection. Taking a serious view of the findings, SSP Pandey ordered the transfer of 19 constables and head constables posted at the Women's Police Station. Instructions were also issued for their immediate replacement. Emphasising the importance of round-the-clock vigilance, the SSP said that victims can seek police assistance at any hour and that negligence in duty cannot be tolerated. The action, he said, was aimed at reinforcing accountability and ensuring that police stations remain responsive, secure and alert at all times....