Inspector General of Police Kashmir V K Birdi reviewed the overall security scenario of the valley during a meeting held in Srinagar on Friday.
The meeting held at the Police Control Room in Kashmir was attended by senior officers of police, CAPF, and intelligence officers.
Besides, the crime scenario and overall functioning of all districts of Kashmir Zone were also reviewed on the sidelines of the meeting, which was attended by senior police officers, a police statement said.
The participating officers briefed IGP Kashmir about the overall security scenario, with the primary focus being to garner insights into the existing security challenges and devise effective strategies to mitigate risks.
The discussions encompassed various facets, including intelligence gathering, threat assessments, and emergency response protocols.
The collaborative effort underscored the commitment of all stakeholders towards ensuring the safety and well-being of citizens.
On the occasion, IGP Kashmir lauded the dedication and commitment exhibited by all the senior officers in their roles.
He actively engaged with the officers, delving into discussions about initiatives aimed at maintaining law and order as well as anti-terrorist operations within the valley.
IGP Kashmir stressed that such collaboration is vital to maintaining a peaceful atmosphere across the valley.
Moreover, while taking a crime review meeting in Kashmir Zone, IGP Kashmir stressed upon the participant officers to improve the quality of investigation of cases falling under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) Property attachment in UAPA cases, cases of terror financing, terror-related incidents, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) cases, narco-terror cases, detentions under the Public Safety Act (PSA), etc.
With regard to the UAPA cases, the IGP stressed for improving the quality and techniques of investigation to ensure the conviction rate in UAPA cases.
He directed designating nodal officers for following the required process of UAPA cases to ensure that cases are submitted for judicial determination within the prescribed period.
The security cum crime review meeting was attended by DIG BSF Satyabrata Mukherjee, DIG (Adm) CRPF Dinesh Kumar, DIG CRPF (Ops) P K Mehra, Asst Director IB Srinagar Akhlesh Chandre, DIG SSB Imtiyaz Ismail Parry, DIG IR Kashmir Abdul Qayoom, DIG CID Altaf Ahmed Khan, DIG SKR Anantnag Rayees Mohammad Bhat, DIG NKR Vivek Gupta, SSP Srinagar Ashish Kumar Mishra, SSP PCR Kashmir Shoket Hussain Shah, and GS 01 15 Corps Lt. Col PK Singh besides all other District SSP of Kashmir Zone.
