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An effort by the senior functionaries of police and CAPF to enhance interstate coordination to tackle crime
The delegation which attended the Northern Regional Police Coordination Committee meeting included Delhi Police Commissioner, Director Generals of Police – Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, senior functionaries of CAPF, along with senior officers from other participating states.
Chandigarh, April 7: A meeting of the Northern Regional Police Coordination committee was held in Gurugram on Thursday to further strengthen Police coordination, effectively curb crime and address policing issues across the North-Indian states.
During the meeting hosted by Haryana Police, the Police leadership discussed a broad range of emerging trends related to terrorists-gangster-criminal nexus, drug trafficking, the scope of sharing good practices regarding social media patrolling, capacity building in the area of drones usage, monitoring criminal activities of terrorists/criminals lodged in jails, cybercrime etc. Specific stress was laid on the role of police in disaster management, capacity building, disaster resilience as well as counter drone actions.
The meeting was co-chaired by Commissioner of Police Delhi Sh. Rakesh Asthana and Director General of Police, Haryana, Sh. P.K. Agrawal.
In the meeting, the top brass of Police and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) proposed a slew of measures to enhance coordination among their respective units to tackle crime in the region. Novel proposals were discussed during a brainstorming session of the police brass from northern states including Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, J&K, Delhi and senior functionaries of CAPF along with other officers.
The Police officers also decided to make plans for enhancing coordination and cooperation during inter-state raids and searches to ensure that the offenders do not evade arrest. A lot of emphasis was laid on real-time information sharing regarding inter-state criminal activities. This would go a long way in increasing mutual coordination amongst the forces. In addition, emphasis was also laid on establishing coordination between Police units to work on issues of inter-state security, crime, organized crime, cybercrime, drugs smuggling, human trafficking, terrorism etc.
Addressing the officers, DGP Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal said that strategic cooperation between inter-state Police forces will act as a key weapon in tackling all these issues. He appreciated the cooperation extended by various state Police forces to Haryana Police in controlling crime and other illegal activities. “The sharing of intelligence amongst the members will contribute towards building a safer environment in the northern region,” DGP Haryana added. He also appreciated the effective coordination among the northern states and added that sharing of real-time information will prove to be a game-changer in crime monitoring and deterrence.
The officers who were present in the meeting include Commissioner of Police, Delhi Sh. Rakesh Asthana, DGP Uttarakhand Sh. Ashok Kumar, Special Director, IB, Sh. Manmohan Singh, Special Secretary, R&AW, Sh. Ravi Sinha, DGP Punjab Sh. V.K. Bhawra, DGP Himachal Pradesh Sanjay Kundu, ADG, CISF, Sh. Arvind Deep, ADG, NCB, Sh. Gyaneshwar Singh, Special DG, CRPF, Sh. U.C. Sarangi, Special DGP, Jammu and Kashmir, Sh. R.R. Swain, ADG, BSF Sh. P.V. Ramasastry, ADGP, BPR&D Sh. Neeraj Sinha, ADGP, CID Haryana, Sh. Alok Mittal, ADGP (Law & Order), Haryana, Sh. Sandeep Khirwar, Commissioner of Police, Gurugram, Ms. Kala Ramachandran, IGP, Jaipur Range, Sh. Umesh Chand Dutt, and IGP, SSB, Sh. P.K. Gupta.
