DGP Dilbag declares open 19th J&K Police Football Tournament at Synthetic Turf, TRC Srinagar

Srinagar: Director General J&K Police Dilbag Singh on Monday declared open the 19th J&K Police Martyrs Memorial Football Tournament which is being organized by Jammu and Kashmir Police under its Civic Action Programme and in collaboration with J&K Football Association at Synthetic Turf TRC, Srinagar. The DGP was the Chief Guest at the inaugural function.
According to a statement issued from Police Media Centre, PHQ J&K Srinagar, speaking on the occasion the DGP while paying homage to the slain cops who gave supreme sacrifice of their lives for the peace of the Jammu and Kashmir and security of it’s citizens and above all for the integrity and sovereignty of the country dedicated the eventful inaugural function of the tournament to slain cops and said they will be remembered forever. He said that organizing and conducting different sports events in a calendar year are JKP’s continuous endeavours to provide opportunities to the youth. This is 3rd such big event being organised in Srinagar this year by J&K Police, he added. Stating that organising and conducting such events is a part of mission of J&K Police, the DGP said besides performing our professional responsibilities, organizing such events are the efforts to connect with the society, especially youth who are the future. He said that we must recognize that the mission of JKP and its people is one.
The DGP expressed his happiness on witnessing the participation of four women teams in the event and hoped that in the future more women teams will come forward for the participation. He congratulated ADGP Armed J&K S.J.M Gillani and his team for including four new teams in this edition of the tournament. In his welcome address the ADGP Armed J&K S.J.M Gillani thanked the DGP for gracing the occasion and briefed about the fixtures and participation of teams in the tournament. He also thanked the players, spectators, media persons, and the people for making the event a success.
Besides, the Spl. DGs R. R. Swain, A. K. Choudhary, ADGPs S.J.M Gillani, M.K Sinha, Sunil Kumar, Vijay Kumar and Alok Kumar, IGP B. S Tuti, DIGs Vivek Gupta, Imtiaz Ismail Parray, Javid Ahmad Koul, Shahid Mehraj, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman and Abdul Qayoom, AIGz of PHQ, Kashmir based Commandants of JKAP/IRP battalions, Chairman J&K Football Association Wasim Aslam, General Secretary JKFA Prof. B A Shah, Nazir Ahmad Andrabi, Head Referee Association JKFA Nazir Ahmad Bhat, President DFA Srinagar Bashir Ahmad Malik, Secretary DFA Srinagar Showkat Masoodi, Zahoor Ahmad Telli, International players Latief Bhat, Mohd. Shafi Nari, Sajjad Yousuf Dar, Khursheed Ahmad Baba, Naseem Ul Gani, members of JK Sports Council and other civil, police officers and a large number of football lovers were present on this occasion.