Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 22: Director General of Police (DGP), K. Rajendra Kumar has stressed for adoption of best practices to enhance capabilities of processional policing.
Mr. Rajendra was chairing a meeting of police officers from Jammu Zone to review the police functioning at Police Headquarters (PHQ) here this afternoon.
The DGP sought first hand reports from Range Deputy Inspectors General of Police and District Superintendents of Police about the measures put in place to strengthen investigation mechanism and law and order situation in the districts of Jammu Province.
Mr. Rajendra stressed upon the officers to ensure synergy at different levels to make the measures more fruitful. He said that law and order situation should be focussed on priority and the supervisory officers should ensure checking of their jurisdictions frequently to bring visible changes in the day-to-day functioning. He said that dedication, expertise and adoption of latest techniques would bring improvements in public service.
While discussing crime scenario in the Zone, DGP stressed to involve civil society and educational institutions in eradicating the crimes. He said that community policing has been paying good dividends in crime detection. He said that investigation of all pending cases should be completed on merits and the culprits brought to justice.
During the meeting, the officers put forth the requirements with regard to basic amenities for the police personnel and strengthening of infrastructure in their jurisdictions. The DGP assured that their requirements would be given priority and assistance provided for enhancing the basic facilities in their areas.
The Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters), S. P. Vaid also addressed the meeting. He asked the officers to identify their priorities for strengthening infrastructure in their establishments. He said that Central and State Governments are liberal in providing funds to raise building capacity in the State. He asked to prepare their master plans under the modernization programme and submit to PHQ for further course of action. While preparing such plans long time requirements should be kept in mind, the ADGP said.
Among others, the meeting was attended by IGPs, Arun Kumar, HK Lohia, Mukesh Singh, Danish Rana and Sham Lal, DIGs, Surinder Kumar, AK Atri, Parminder Singh, Shakeel Ahmed Beig and Nissar Ahmed, AIsGP (PHQ), Rajeshwar Singh, Tahir Sajjad, Kulbir Singh and Sheikh Zulfikar Azad, SP Trainings (PHQ), BA Shah, SP (A/A), Gulzar Ahmed, Exn. (PCD), Rashid Mustafa, CAO, Omar Khan district SSPs of Jammu Zone and other police officers.
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