Jammu, Feb 13 (KNO): A day after reviewing Kashmir security, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday chaired another high level meeting here to assess the security scenario of the Jammu region.
“Chaired a high-level security review meeting for Jammu Division earlier today. Directed the officials for effective steps to wipe-out terrorism in Jammu region and complete dismantling of the infrastructure and local support of terrorism,” LG Sinha, according to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), wrote on X.
“Every perpetrator & supporter of terrorism must pay the price. We need to equip ourselves with credible intelligence & act more effectively to neutralise the terrorists and ensure the security of citizens. We must be prepared for conventional as well as non-conventional threats,” he wrote, adding, “We need to take strongest possible action against those providing logistical and financial support to terrorism. Make sure that acts of individuals or groups trying to create fear in the society are termed as terrorist action and they should be punished as per the law.”
Pertinently, the security review meetings in Kashmir and Jammu came a week after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired back-to-back J&K security review meetings in New Delhi with the top brass of Army, Intelligence Bureau, J&K administration and paramilitary forces.
Today’s meeting was attended by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat; ADGP Armed, Anand Jain; ADGP Hqrs, MK Sinha; ADGP CID, Nitish Kumar; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari; IGP Jammu, Bhim Sen Tuti; IGP Crime, Dr Sunil Gupta; IGP Security, Sujit Kumar; IGP Railways, Vivek Gupta; IG Traffic, M. Suleman Choudhary; Range DIGs, SSPs, and other senior officers of various wings of J&K Police.
At the outset, the DGP J&K and IGP Jammu briefed the chair on the future action plan and the proposed measures to tackle the security challenges to ensure a safe and secure environment for the common citizen.
The IGP Railways gave a detailed presentation on the security architecture of railways, and the roadmap put in place to strengthen the security of stations and the tracks.
ENSURE NO REMNANT OF TERRORISM IS LEFT IN JAMMU REGION
The Lieutenant Governor said that our focus should be on complete wipe-out of terrorism from Jammu Division. “We should not even have remnant of terrorism in Jammu region. Take effective steps to wipe-out terrorism and ensure complete dismantling of the infrastructure and local support of terrorism,” LG said.
The Lieutenant Governor directed the J&K Police officials to take strongest possible action against those providing logistical and financial support to terrorism.
“Make sure that acts of individuals or groups trying to create fear in the society are termed as terrorist action and they should be punished as per the law,” the Lieutenant Governor directed the police officials.
DISCUSSES ROADMAP FOR TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN POLICING
The Lieutenant Governor also discussed roadmap for technology driven policing, area domination plan, inter-agency coordination, action against narco-terrorism, capacity building of police force and innovative strategies to improve cyber patrolling and monitoring capabilities.
He stressed on credible intelligence gathering, sharing of real time operational intelligence and anti-terror operations based on precise inputs.
“Every perpetrator and supporter of terrorism must pay the price. We need to equip ourselves with credible intelligence and act more effectively to neutralise the terrorists and ensure the security of citizens. We must be prepared for conventional as well as non-conventional threats,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
The Lieutenant Governor directed for stronger measures to protect our borders.
“We must strengthen border security against asymmetric threats due to porous border with riverines and difficult mountain range and all the security agencies must work together to provide necessary back-up support," the Lieutenant Governor observed.
The Lieutenant Governor also called for strengthening the legal framework to deal with terror propagandists and strengthening of police establishment at local level for modern and efficient policing—(KNO)