Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh on Wednesday said new initiatives are being taken to establish lasting and permanent peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing the passing-out parade of 510 new recruits of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the Sheeri area of Baramulla district, he said: “The situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved. We are taking new initiatives to further improve the situation, and establish a lasting, permanent peace here.”
In the last few months, the police has initiated Operation Capacity Building (OCB) under which the police stations are equipped with better facilities and equipment to boost the fight against militancy, the DGP said.
“Under the OCB, 21 police stations in areas which were once hugely impacted by militancy have been strengthened and provided with additional resources,” said Singh.
“Similarly, 22 more police stations will be provided with the latest and better equipment to root out remaining terrorism,” he added.
Paying rich tributes to 1601 policemen who have laid down their lives since the past three decades, the DGP said that this year, 14,000 new policemen were trained of which 1,800 were trained in commando training school. “These commandos have been deployed in various parts of the UT,” he said.
The DGP said that similarly, 2,500 new cops have completed Cyber Crime Training and are contributing towards building a better society. He said that despite the peaceful situation in Kashmir, challenges remain and J&K police are committed to face all challenges bravely and ensure peace is made a permanent feature,” he said.
He said a few days ago, 27 Kashmir Police Service (KPS) officers were inducted into Indian Police Service. “This is for the time that a record number of KPS officers were inducted into IPS,” he said.
