Jammu: To review the security scenario of Jammu Zone and arrangements for the forthcoming Republic Day, the Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Monday chaired a high level security meeting of the
senior officers of Police, Army, BSF, CRPF and Intelligence agencies at Police Headquarters.
According to police statement issued on Monday the meeting was attended by COS 16 Corps Major General Sharad Kapoor, IGP Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh, IGP CRPF Jammu P. S. Ranpise, DIG Udhampur Reasi Range Sujit Kumar, DIG Doda Kistwar Ramban Range Abdul Jabbar, DIG BSF Jammu Shri S. K. Singh, SSP Jammu Shreedhar Patil, SSP CIV PHQ Rajesh Bali, SSP CID CI Jammu Tahir Sajad Bhat, SSP CID SB Jammu Rohit Baskotra and other senior officers. “ADGP CID J&K Shri R.R. Swain attended the meeting via video conference”.
Addressing the meeting, the DGP, according to the police statement, complimented the officers for the excellent work done during the previous year (2020). The police statement quoted DGP as saying that the year gone by was very good as far as maintenance of peace, law & order, and counter
insurgency operations were concerned. “The DGP said that the work done by all theofficers and the personnel deserves kudos and ailed the proactive approach
and preventive measures of the JKP and forces which led to the recovery of
huge arms and ammunition in 2020 besides killing 225 terrorists” the statement reads. Quoting DGP as saying said that the work done by the Police and security forces has been recognized at the highest levels as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi , Home Minister Amit Shah and Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha have conveyed their compliments for the same, the police statement further said
“DGP termed the DDC elections a huge success and added that because of
the good work done in the last couple of years expectations for the year
2021 have gone higher and to meet these standards all of the forces have to
rise to the occasion with the continued commitment, hard work and
dedication”. The DGP, according to the police statement said “we have to use new year for consolidating peace and all the security arrangements have to be made for the forthcoming republic day and beyond that”.
The DGP, according to the police statement, said that the year 2021 will have its own challenges as new strategies have been adopted by new militant operatives
emerging on ground who need to be countered and in that direction the
suggestions put forth in this meeting are very valuable”.
“The DGP directed that the deployments for republic day may be beefed up and the QRTs, escorts, guards will have to be alert. He directed that all arrangements be made so that 26th January celebrations are held peacefully” the statement reads, stating therein “DGP furthermore said that there are
inputs that the militants are keen to carry out some mischief as they are
desperate to disturb communal harmony, peace and order.
Directing the officers to take care of vulnerable persons and places to thwart the
nefarious designs of enemies, the DGP, according to the police statement said that well coordinated surveillance systems must be ensured to undo
nefarious plans of the enemies. “ The DGP advised the officers to address all theapprehensions expressed by taking adequate measures in the meeting” , said the police statement. IGP Jammu Mukesh Singh conducted the proceedings of the meeting in which all the officers gave a detailed briefing to the DGP with regard to steps taken to strengthen the security measures and for the Republic Day celebrations in Jammu Zone.