Chandigarh, Feb. 4 -- In an unprecedented move, the director general of police (DGP) in Chandigarh has ordered senior police officers, including superintendents of police (SPs) and senior superintendents of police (SSPs), to remain on duty for night patrolling.

With this, senior officers will now actively oversee security during nighttime, ensuring heightened vigilance amid rising crime incidents after dark.

Earlier, senior police officers would conduct surprise checks at nakas or visit heinous crime spots at night, but there was no fixed roster for their deployment.

The newly issued directive includes a comprehensive duty chart, assigning two days of night patrolling to an SP or SSP, from 11 pm to 4 am. This comes after growing concer...