PM, HM to attend DGP/IGPs meet

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 3: Terror threats in Jammu and Kashmir, cyber frauds and activities of pro-Khalistani groups are among the key issues to be discussed at the three-day conference of DGPs and IGPs in Jaipur, beginning January 5.
Director General of Police (DGP) RR Swain will attend the meeting in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the country’s top police officers before addressing them at a formal session. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present throughout the conference that will span several sessions. A couple of senior police officers from Jammu and Kashmir are expected to attend the conference virtually.
Implementation of the recently-enacted three criminal laws, the Maoist problem, inter-state police coordination and issues to be handled during the general elections are some of the other major issues expected to be discussed during the meeting, a Union Home Ministry official said.
About 250 officers in the rank of Director Generals of Police (DGPs) and Inspector Generals of Police (IGPs) will physically attend the conference while more than 200 others are likely to attend virtually.
Many officers have been tasked with delivering presentations on specific subjects such as counterterrorism, online fraud, cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, activities of pro-Khalistani groups and Left Wing Extremism, among others, the official said.
There will be detailed deliberations on how to face all these emerging internal security challenges.