Jammu,  Mar 16:Asserting that Pakistan is employing all tactics to engage our youth in the drug menace, the Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh stated that harsh steps and coordinated efforts by all forces will undoubtedly dismantle the whole drug trade network.

Emphasising  on strengthening of Naka points on national highways to keep check on transportation of drugs, weapons and other criminal activities, the DGP stressed for further strengthening the intelligence network at the grass root level of all forces.

The DGP appreciated the synergy between the forces besides Intelligence agencies that have marred many evil intentions of Pakistan and its terror agencies regularly. He enjoined upon the officers to put in more efforts to track down the culprits of Dangri incident. He directed for alertness on borders as also in hinterland. He emphasized on using the border SPOs for creating a strong border intelligence network besides utilizing the services of VDGs more efficiently and in an organized way.

 Earlier, the DGP chaired a joint meeting of officers of Police, Army and CRPF to review the security scenario of Rajouri Poonch Range during his visit to the border district Rajouri. He was accompanied by ADGP Jammu Zone,  Mukesh Singh.

During the meeting, discussions were held on the infiltration bids of terrorists, supply of weapons and narcotics from across the border besides other issues of security concerns. It was pointed out that Pak agencies are indulging in narcotics and weapon smuggling besides transportation of cash across the LoC for funding terrorist activities. Many of such consignments have been interrupted by JKP and the security forces deployed in the area. The need and means to further augment the border and hinterland security grids were also discussed.

Earlier, the officers of the twin border districts briefed DGP about the present security scenario along the LoC and in the hinterlands besides they presented detailed briefing about ongoing anti-terror operations and security grid deployed post Dhangri incident. 

The meeting was also attended by the GOC 25 Infantry Division Shri Y. S. Ahlawat, GOC Romeo Force  Mohit Trivedi, DIG Rajouri Poonch Range Dr Mohammed Haseeb Mughal, SSP Rajouri  Mohammad Aslam, SSP Poonch Rohit Baskotra, CO IRP 2nd Bn Randeep Kumar, 2 I/C 72 Bn CRPF Ram Meena, ASP Rajouri, ASP Nowshera, officers of CRPF and other jurisdictional gazetted officers of the district. 

Meanwhile, DGP  and PHQ, Shri M. K. Sinha today decorated two newly promoted officers with Inspector's rank at Police Headquarters (PHQ).

DIG (Administration) PHQ, Ms Sarah Rizvi, AIG (Provision) PHQ,  Gurinderpal Singh, AIG (Welfare) PHQ, Dr. Abhishek Mahajan and ADO PHQ, Siraj-ud-din Shah were present on the occasion.

DGP J&K congratulated the promoted officers and their amilies and wished them good luck for their future assignments.

The officers who were decorated with Inspectors rank include Parminder Singh and Zahoor Ahmad.

Pertinent to mention that Police Headquarters recently has sanctioned promotions in respect of 57 Sub-Inspectors of J&K Armed Police/SDRF and 99 Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Executive wing.