Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP), Mr. Ashok Prasad today completed his 2-day tour to border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. The tour was aimed to review the security scenario and interact with officers, jawans in these districts.
According to the statement issued to KNS ,Mr. Prasad, during his tour convened meetings with senior police officers and sought reports about the latest security scenario in the area. District Superintendents of Police, Mr. Mubashir Latifi and Mr. Shamsher Hussain apprised the DGP about the overall situation in their respective districts. He discussed various measures to ensure zero infiltration from across the border, besides maintaining law and order in these districts effectively.
The DGP accompanied by IGP Jammu Zone, Mr. Rajesh Kumar and DIG, Poonch-Rajouri Range, Mr. A. K. Atri visited police stations including ISO certified police station Sunderbani. He implored upon the Thana Police to provide effective and quick services to the people, maintaining close rapport with the public. Discussing the crime rate, he stressed for adopting new innovative and scientific methods for prevention and detection of crime. Such experiences would make police stations “centres of excellence”, the DGP added.
Mr. Prasad addressed police durbars at District Police Lines at Rajouri and Poonch. A number of jawans and officers, besides SPOs attended these durbars. He highlighted the role of police in the forthcoming elections, saying that peaceful conduct of Parliamentary and Assembly elections are one of the biggest challenges before JKP this year. He said that we have to remain vigilant to foil the attempts of anti-national elements. He stressed upon the jawans and officers to discharge their duties with utmost dedication and commitment to ensure law and order during elections.
During these durbars, many participants put forth their problems before the DGP, which he heard patiently. He assured them that all their genuine problems would be resolved by the concerned offices. He also gave on-spot directions to the supervisory officers to look after the welfare of their subordinates regularly.
Later, the DGP inspected various constructions presently under execution in twin districts and enquired about their pace of work. He asked the executing agencies to complete these constructions within the stipulated time frame, supplementing living and working facilities for the jawans and officers. (KNS)