Jammu: Director General of Police, J&K, Nalin Prabhat IPS, inaugurated a three-day mega exhibition on new criminal laws, organized by the EOW Crime Branch Jammu under the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, at Gulshan Ground, Jammu.
The DGP J&K was the chief guest on the occasion. ADGP Armed J&K Anand Jain IPS, IGP Jammu Zone Bhim Sen Tuti IPS, IGP Crime J&K Sujit Kumar Singh IPS, DIG D-K-R Range Shridar Patil IPS, DIG J-S-K Range Shiv Kumar IPS, DIG R-P Range Tejinder Singh IPS, DIG Traffic Jammu Dr. Haseeb Mughal IPS, DIG Personnel J&K Mubassir Latifi IPS, Session Judge (Retd.) Subash Gupta, and Director FSL Gurmukh Singh were the special guests of honour. District SSPs, staff officers, senior officers of the prosecution, SDPOs, and other gazetted officers were also present.
In his address, DGP J&K Nalin Prabhat IPS said that the J&K Police has been implementing new criminal laws on the ground with enthusiasm and conducting investigations in a time-bound manner. He appreciated the role of the Crime Branch for organizing the grand exhibition in Jammu and further stated that similar exhibitions would be conducted in each district to educate the public about the new criminal laws. “The objective of organizing an exhibition of this kind is to create public awareness,” the DGP added.
A large number of people, including students and scholars, thronged the exhibition site on the first day of the event to familiarize themselves with the new criminal laws. The NCL exhibition is being organized for the first time in Jammu and will continue until September 24, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily. SSP Benam Tosh, the nodal officer, invited the public to participate and gain valuable knowledge about the new criminal laws.
Various stalls showcased the functioning of the new criminal laws, including Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). The stalls were set up by District Police, Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Police Control Room (PCR), Women Police Station, Cyber Police Stations, Prosecution, ANTF, CICE, Special Crime Wing (SCW), Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu, J&K Health Department, and other units.
