Driving Naari Programme launched in Chandigarh
Jalandhar
Reviewing the security preparedness in the state’s border districts in light of the heightened threat from Pakistan-based terrorists, Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta on Thursday asked the police force to intensify checks along the border.
He also ordered a series of measures to further tighten the noose against gangsters, drug smugglers and criminals.
Besides constituting designated teams to pursue the remaining five top ‘A’ category gangsters of the state, the DGP directed the CPs/SSPs of all districts to give personal attention to control crimes against women.
The measure has been taken to ensure proper investigation of the large number of NDPS cases registered in the state, said Gupta.
It was also decided that each police station and sub-division would be a ‘responsibility centre’ and the performance of the SHOs and sub-divisional police officers would be carried out on a monthly basis on pre-defined parameters, such as ‘drive against drugs’, control of crime, detection and investigation of criminal cases, arrest of POs etc.
The meeting decided on a special campaign to be launched for arrest of POs, especially in NDPS Act cases. Investigation of NDPS Act cases as per the various guidelines issued by the courts should be strictly adhered to, said Gupta.
All CPs/SSPs were directed to ensure that all directly recruited sub-inspectors and constables after 2010 who had not served in the police stations till now are immediately posted to police stations for at least two years.
Besides asking the officers to hold weekly crime meetings in each district every Wednesday, the DGP asked the field officers to trace blind murders and prevent vehicle snatchings and street crime in the state.The meeting of the senior police officers from the headquarters and all commissioners of police, SSPs, Range IGs, was held here at the PAP.
Taking note of the security challenges before the border state of Punjab, especially in the wake of the developments in J&K, the DGP stressed on the need to keep an effective check on all kinds of crimes, including terrorist crime, in the oncoming foggy and winter season, when Pakistan is known to intensify its attempts to infiltrate trained terrorists and fidayeen into Punjab and J&K.
As part of the review of the security situation in the border districts, the DGP also held a separate meeting with ADGP Internal Security, ADGP Law & Order, IG Border and SSPs of the seven border districts.
The DGP also carried out a comprehensive review of the ‘drive against drugs’ in the state, along with ADGP STF, IGP STF and the senior field police officers.
All CPs/SSPs were ordered to withdraw SIs/ASIs posted on personal security duties with immediate effect, except those deployed with highly-threatened protectees.
