Jammu: The three-day capacity building training programme of JKP and Prosecuting officers with NIA concluded last evening.
Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh was the Chief Guest at the valedictory function.
Spl DG CID J&K R R Swain, ADGsP H. K. Lohia, Mukesh Singh, Sunil Kumar, DIG NIA Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar, SP NIA Jammu Pande Rajeev Omprakash, SP NIA Shankar B Raimedhi, SP NIA Vishal Garg, all AIsG of PHQ, Commandants of Jammu based battalions, trainee investigating officers from CID, SIA, Prosecution and Executive wing of J&K Police attended the valedictory function.
DGP while speaking on the occasion appreciated the ADGP Jammu, officers from NIA and AIG (Training/Policy) PHQ for conducting the programme. He said that with the kind cooperation of DG NIA, Kuldiep Singh we have been able to organize the 4th course on investigation of special crimes especially UAPA cases for JKP investigators. He expressed his hope for organizing more programme in future.
Singh said that during these four programmes around 500 officers were trained in special investigation skills and added that this is a sizeable number to deal with the kind of workload the JK Police has in the form of UAPA and other cases of special nature. He advised the trainee officers that whatever they have learnt during the training programme should be carried forward in the larger interest of the organization. The DGP said that for effective investigations the timeline and chain of events is very important. Citing the examples of various cases, the DGP said that sometimes techniques of investigation become more important and help to supplement the evidence.
He further said that organizing these training programmes is a part of the Police headquarters’ initiative of upgrading and updating investigation skills of officers and personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Spl DG CID R R Swain on the occasion said that J&K Police has done exceptionally well in “counter terror operations” and it is time that investigation has to be taken at a different level, he added. He said that organizing capacity building programmes is absolutely essential to create a culture of investigation and excel in the field of investigation.
ADGP Jammu on the occasion said that organizing such training programmes in the past has helped the investigation officers of J&K Police. He said that there has been a change in the approach towards “counter terror investigation” and the quality of investigation in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that a lot more efforts need to be put in place to further improve and enhance the quality of investigation.
DIG NIA Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar in his speech said that J&K Police is one of the best force in the country. He said that during the three-day training programme the NIA faculty has provided detailed inputs about the various aspects of the investigation and hoped that the officers of J&K Police would definitely benefit from this capacity building initiative.
