Srinagar, Feb 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting in Srinagar on Wednesday to review the security scenario in the Kashmir Division.
The meeting was attended by DGP J&K, Nalin Prabhat; ADGP Hqrs, MK Sinha; ADGP CID, Nitish Kumar; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Mandeep K. Bhandari; IGP Kashmir, Vidhi Kumar Birdi; IGP Crime, Sunil Gupta; IGP Security, Sujit Kumar; IGP Railways, Vivek Gupta; Range DIGs, SSPs, Commandants of AP/IR Battalions and various other senior officers of J&K Police, in person and through virtual mode.
The DGP briefed the chair regarding the present security scenario of the valley and the roadmap put in place to counter the various security challenges like counter insurgency, law and order, protection of minorities, terrorist recruitment etc., at zonal, range and district level.
IGP Kashmir also gave a detailed presentation highlighting the challenges and the achievements of the Kashmir Zone and strategic foresight for the future.
The Lt Governor took appraisal of the working of various wings of J&K Police and expressed his satisfaction with regard to the crime related performance indices especially related to UAPA and NDPS.
L-G Sinha directed the senior police officers and head of its various wings to work in close synergy with each other and intensify the efforts to crush terrorism and those aiding and abetting terrorists.
“Under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jammu Kashmir is witnessing an era of peace, progress and prosperity. I have full faith in your valour, effective, focused measures and better institutional arrangements to make Jammu Kashmir terror-free. Improved intelligence generation, coordination and precision in anti-terror operations are vital to meet the future security challenges”, the Lt Governor said.
He said 360-degree approach against terrorism is critical to enhance the capability and performance in all dimensions of security challenges.
L-G Sinha also asked the police officers to strictly follow the policy of property attachment in terror and narco-terror cases.
He directed the officials to devise a result-oriented strategy to identify and neutralise foreign terrorists active in the Kashmir Valley.
He called for systematic attention to terror ecosystem, which is providing support to adversarial forces and terrorists.
“You must follow zero tolerance policy to tackle terrorism. I have given J&K Police and Security Forces free hand to neutralise terror ecosystem operating in the shadows. Those supporting and financing terrorism will have to pay a very heavy price,” L-G Sinha said.
The Lt Governor also discussed the challenges of disinformation and propaganda and directed the officials to take firm action against those involved.
“Strict action must be taken against the elements exploiting cyber space to carry out their disruptive activities and disinformation campaign. We must aggressively counter fundamentalist and extremist ideas and take action as per the law,” the Lt Governor said.
He also asked the police officers to focus on core policing and all aspects related to confidence building among the public, redressal of public grievances and connecting with local communities.
The Lt Governor further emphasised on building a strong relationship based on trust between the police force and the common citizen.
“Common man must feel a sense of security. It is your sworn duty to protect the common citizen and take firm action by punishing the terrorists and their supporters”, the Lt Governor said.
–IANS
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