Ahead of the Republic Day celebrations,
Director General of Police, J&K, RR Swain on Wednesday chaired a high-level joint security meeting to review the preparedness in Kashmir Zone and directed the officers to ensure optimum security arrangements at all the venues.

Officers of Police, Army, CRPF, BSF, SSB, CISF, ITBP and other agencies participated in the meeting during which threadbare discussions were held on security of vulnerable areas, persons and places.

Intelligence gathering, area domination, picket checking, and security of sensitive places and venues was the central focus of the meeting.

Addressing the meeting, the DGP directed the officers to ensure optimum security arrangements at all the venues across Kashmir by making effective use of the available resources.

He directed for ensuring the highest level of security arrangements and further strengthening the security grids saying that serious attempts are being made by handlers from across the border to infiltrate terrorists into J&K.

Stressing on strict monitoring and subsequent action against the terror support system, the DGP said that Pakistan and its agencies are making continuous attempts to revive terrorism in parts of J&K. He directed for creating special monitoring to identify each and every element providing any support to terrorists.

Underlining the desperation of handlers from across the border to create disruption, the DGP emphasized on the field formations to have a serious look into the inputs shared by different agencies and take all the necessary measures accordingly ensuring that subversive attempts are foiled. He stressed for revisiting the security measures in place at vulnerable places and persons.

The DGP directed for further strengthening the human intelligence system besides effective use of modern tools in tracking down the terrorists. He also directed to identify the technology being used by terrorists and prepare the counter strategies accordingly.

He directed for Identifying and smashing new forms of terror modules with simultaneous actions within the parameters of law.

The DGP directed officers to go through a detailed review of all the threat scenarios in their respective areas. He emphasised on fixing responsibility in the line of hierarchy of officials.

He stressed for briefing of guidelines issued in a detailed manner by the senior officers to the on-field personnel in order to ensure peaceful conduct of republic celebrations.

The DGP also visited Army’s Victor Force at Awantipora in South Kashmir. He was briefed on the security situation by the GoC Victor Force Major General Balbir Singh and other army officers.

Security scenario, challenges and measures to maintain the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in South Kashmir was discussed.