Inspector General of Police Kashmir, V K Birdi Saturday stressed upon the officers to improve the quality of investigation to improve the conviction rate.
Birdi said this while chairing a crime review meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir which was attended by all range DIsG, all district SSsP, JDP ZPHQ and all in-charge Pairvi cells of Kashmir Zone & other senior officers.
A police spokesman said at the outset of the meeting, the participating officers briefed IGP Kashmir about the overall crime situation of the Kashmir Zone and highlighted their efforts in preventing crime and improving the quality of investigation.
Besides general crime, the meeting revolved around the investigation of cases falling under UAPA, status of property attachment in Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) cases, terror-related and terror financing cases, detention under PSA and NDPS/ Narco-terror cases. In addition, action taken under preventive measures, pending inquest proceedings, and arrest of absconders was also discussed.
The district SSsP gave PowerPoint presentations highlighting their crime prevention efforts, the status of the investigation, and the disposal of crime in their respective districts.
IGP Kashmir stressed upon the participants to improve the quality of investigation so as to improve the conviction rate.
He directed the officers to devise a robust pairvi system to get a conviction of the NDPS and UAPA cases to break down the narco-criminal and terror ecosystem.
IGP also directed the in-charge Pairvi cells to review their cases periodically so that the same are submitted for judicial determination within the prescribed period.
