Arrest all absconding accused immediately: SSP Samba to IOs

SSP Samba Benam Tosh chairing a meeting of police officers at DPO.
SSP Samba Benam Tosh chairing a meeting of police officers at DPO.

Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Jan 19: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Samba Benam Tosh has directed all the Investigating Officers (IOs) and supervisory officers to ensure that all accused, who are absconding in various cases registered and proved against them, be arrested immediately and put behind bars.
The directions were issued by SSP Samba while conducting a crime review meeting at Conference Hall of DPO Samba. The District Police chief issued directions to all police officers concerned with the investigation to ensure that perpetrators of crimes, especially those wanted in terror-related cases, theft cases, murder and attempt to murder cases, rape/molestation cases, narcotics and drugs smuggling, bovine smuggling etc are not given time to remain at large and are apprehended forthwith.
Deputy Director Prosecution Pawan Khajuria, Additional SP Samba Surinder Choudhary, Deputy SP Headquarters Mohd Usman, SDPO Vijaypur Priyanka Kumari, SDPO Bari Brahmana Rahul Nagar, Deputy SP Garu Ram, CPO Javed Khwaja, Senior PO Ravinder Kumar, Senior PO Jaswant Raj among all SHOs and Incharge Police Posts attended the crime review meeting.
The main purpose of the meeting was to expedite the process of investigation in each case and to clear pendency of all under investigation cases. During the meeting, cases registered at all the police stations of district Samba were discussed in detail and directions were issued to bring investigation in all pending cases to logical conclusion at the earliest, especially old pending cases.
Supervisory officers were directed to conduct thorough investigation covering all aspects in consultation with learned prosecution officers so that conviction rate is increased. All the Police Officers were directed to make all out efforts to prevent and detect crimes.