BANDIPORA: Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bandipora Tahir Saleem on Wednesday concluded a two-day tour of Gurez subdivision to review the security situation, assess police functioning and interact with residents of border areas.
Accompanied by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Gurez Manzoor Ahmed, the SSP visited Police Stations Gurez and Tulail, Police Posts Izmarg and Buduab, Border Police Posts Dassi Tarbal, Sati-Naar and Hajibal-Nar, besides the Traffic Check Post at Kanzalwan.
During the visits, he reviewed the security and crime situation, intelligence-gathering mechanisms and operational preparedness of the police establishments. He also interacted with officers and personnel deployed across the subdivision and assessed their functioning.
As part of the public outreach programme, Saleem visited the border villages of Chorwan and Angikoot, besides Sardab, where he interacted with residents and listened to their concerns.
He also presided over a Thana Diwas at Gurez Dak Bungalow, attended by members of civil society, traders, hoteliers, transporters and students. Participants raised public issues and shared their feedback, while the SSP assured them that genuine grievances would be taken up on priority.
He stressed the importance of public cooperation and community participation in maintaining peace and security in the subdivision.
The SSP also visited Army and Border Security Force (BSF) establishments, including forward locations, where he interacted with officers and discussed security-related issues and coordination among agencies.
