Panchkula, Oct. 13 -- With a limited police force, much of which is regularly deployed for VVIP duties, a large number of FIRs registered in Panchkula are being closed at a very early stage in court. Since 2021, over 9,700 FIRs have been closed following the acceptance of untraced reports - a document filed when an investigation has stalled and the police cannot find any clues about the accused, stolen property, or the offender after making reasonable efforts- by local courts. Interestingly, the maximum untraced reports were filed and accepted last year when the three new criminal laws were implemented.

A station house officer (SHO)-rank police official, requesting anonymity, revealed that on an average, 3,000 to 3,500 FIRs are registere...