Srinagar, Feb 2 (GNS): Inspector general of Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar on Wednesday visited Handwara to review the security scenario and anti- militancy operations in the north Kashmir’s police district.
During the visit, IGP Kashmir chaired a joint security review meeting of senior officers of Police and CAPFs, a police spokesman said.
“On the occasion, SSP Handwara Sandeep Gupta briefed the chairing officer about the prevailing security scenario, recent trend of infiltration, existing security grid, operational aspects and other measures being adopted to counter the challenges in the police district.”
IGP Kashmir while interacting with the officers urged upon them to strengthen the general security grid and ensure great synergy and coordination among the agencies working on ground. He also reiterated the need to adopt proactive measures to enhance anti-militancy grid by generating specific intelligence and intensify anti-militant operations in their areas. “He called for taking all proactive steps for maintaining peace and stability in the (police) district,” the spokesman said in a statement to GNS.
He also emphasized upon the officers to keep strict vigil over the militant associates and take all necessary measures under law against them.
“Moreover, IGP Kashmir also expressed serious concern about the different modules of narco-militancy and directed the officers to ensure strict action against criminals involved in (it),” he added. (GNS)
