Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 13: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh declared Inter Zone Sports Meet open at Gulshan Ground here.
DGP said that after a long gap due to the outbreak of COVID pandemic sports activities began from 20th September 2020 when the Government ordered relaxation in the sports activities.
He said that different wings of Jammu and Kashmir Police grabbed the relaxation opportunity and sports activities were kick started in length and breadth of UT with the participation and support of local people.
He said that in Kashmir he personally visited different districts and was happy to witness the enthusiastic atmosphere which had come to stand still due to the pandemic.
He said that Jammu and Kashmir Police started sports activities with events like Cycling Race, Run for Fun, Run for Peace or Jashn-e-Dal function at Srinagar. In Bandipora 65 teams participated in four events. In every other district of Kashmir zone and also in Jammu zone sports activities were carried and it was good to see the change in the atmosphere, he added.
The DGP said that today with the start of four days sports activities these six zones representing all the personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Police will compete for sports honours. “I am sure that all the participants will perform with spirit and enthusiasm with which they had been performing prior to the outbreak of COVID”, he said, adding that in 2019 J&K Police has proved its worth in various sports events which included, scaling of Mount Everest by SgCts Nazir Ahamd and Falil Singh. He said that various teams of Jammu and Kashmir Police have won medals and brought glory for the Police organization. He congratulated Inspector Kuldeep Handoo for being honoured with Dronacharya award.
Earlier, ADGP Armed A.K. Choudhary in his address welcomed serving, retired police officers, participating zones and others.
SO Sports APHQ Dushant Sharma presented the vote of thanks.
Dr B Srinivas, Commandant General, HG/CD/SDRF J&K, RR Swain ADGP CID J&K, SJM Gillani, ADGP Coordination (PHQ), AG Mir ADGP Hqrs PHQ J&K, PHQ, Dr SD Singh Jamwal ADGP Security J&K, T Namgyal ADGP Traffic J&K, IGP Jammu Zone Mukesh Singh, IGP Crime J&K Munish Sinha, IGP Armed/IRP Jammu Danesh Rana, retired senior officers Kamal Saini, JP Singh, Ashok Gupta, CL Banal, Ravinder Kotwal, DIGs, SSPs, Commandants and other gazetted officers attended the opening ceremony.
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