IGP Jammu visits Kishtwar district Chairs officers meetings

Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone , Shri Anand Jain,IPS reviewed the crime position and over all functioning of District Police Kishtwar with all supervisory officers including SHOs, investigating officers at DPL Kishtwar here today.

IGP Jammu Zone Shri Anand Jain,IPS was accompanied by DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range Dr. Sunil Gupta-IPS .

1. On reaching the DPL Kishtwar IGP Jammu was received by SSP Kishtwar Sh .Khalil Poswal and his team of officers and Guard of Honour was presented.

2. During meeting detailed discussion on important cases of each Police Station of district Kishtwar was held. IGP Jammu Zone emphasised upon that in NDPS cases, special efforts need to be put in by supervisory officers and SHOs to review cases of Heroin (Chitta) and forward/backward links to be ascertain in these cases so that menace of drug could be rooted out.

3. The Investigating Officers and Supervisory officers were given detailed instructions to improve the quality of investigation and ensure effective Parvy and prosecution cases. To implement beat system in letter and spirit and all the police working to be executed through the beats by implementing the beat division IGP Jammu stressed .

4. The Station House Officers were instructed to identify few cases in their jurisdiction which should be taken up on priority in which the SHOs shall make personal efforts for attendance of witnesses during trial. The status of crime meetings at district level was reviewed and the officers were instructed to hold regular crime meetings in their area of jurisdiction for improving the quality of investigation in their area.

5. Besides, above the schedule of Inspection of Police station Kishtwar were also finalized and it was instructed that the Inspections should be done in a time bound manner.

6. SSP Kishtwar Sh. Khalil Poswal-JKPS*and also gave a Power Point Presentation where under appraised the overall crime, present security scenario, operational and law & order grid in the district.7. Moreover, the most important system was inaugurated by IGP Jammu during meeting an “AI based Facial Recognition System” in which all criminals, Terrorists, OGWs, surrendered/released terrorists, drug peddlers and those evading arrests shall be traced/monitored. The system is fully functional with technical tools with J&K Police which is based upon big data analysis, identifies those criminals who are evading arrests and need surveillance.

8. As per the directions of DGP J&K Sh. RR Swain-IPS, Kishtwar Police took a pioneer step in developing an App to digitalize data of various beats of Police Stations through Beat Book application. The App and its functionality has been formally inaugurated by IGP Jammu Zone, Jammu at Kishtwar which shall be used for updation of record in District Kishtwar by various beats officers of Police Stations. Besides, compilation of comprehensive information about criminal it shall contain information about various installations which are of public importance. The updated record and information shall be used for character verification and speedily disposal of all other police verifications. It is a part of smart policing and the beat officers have been provided Tabs for updation of records.

10. The meeting was followed by a Public darbar in which prominent persons, religious heads, Trade Unions, PRIs and members of various NGOs etc participated. During meeting, various issues were raised by the participants for which the participants were assured for immediate redressal of their grievances.

11. Later, IGP Jammu Zone held a joint security review meeting with officers of Army/CAPF & various sister agencies at GO’s Mess DPL Kishtwar in which a threadbare discussion regarding present security scenario of the district was reviewed. The meeting was attended which included ; Col. BPS Thakur, Dy. Commander 9 Sector RR, Col. Arshminder Singh, CO Army11 RR, Col. Joseph Christy Tarfil J, CO Army 26 RR, Major Baghwan, Army 17 RR , Sh. Mohinder Kumar, 2 I/C CRPF 52 Bn, Sh. Gaurav Kumar-AC, A/CRPF 52 Bn, Sh. Anand Saxena, Sr. Commandant CISF 7th Reserve Bn, Sh. Rajole Vishal Vilas, CO Adhoc CISF 105/189 Bn ,Sh. Nikhil, Incharge IB Dett Hqrs. Kishtwar and Sh. Irshad Ahmed-JKPS, Dy.SP CID CI Kishtwar