Pak using social media for radicalization: DGP

Foreign officers call on Dilbag Singh
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 29: A group of officers from Foreign Armed Forces and Civil Services on National Security and Strategic Studies tour to the State today visited Police Headquarters here and called on the Director General of Police (DGP), J&K Dilbag Singh.
During their visit to PHQ, a special interactive meet was held in which the visiting officers from different foreign countries and the top officers of the army and J&K Police took part.
Speaking on the occasion, DGP Dilbag Singh said that the Pakistan after launching and promoting a proxy war in the State is using the social media for radicalization and undertaking disinformation campaigns against our country. He said that by cooking false stories it is trying to entice the young minds of the State into terrorist activities by radicalizing them. He said that different terrorist organizations have been working in tandem on the behest of Pakistan. By this it is continuously abetting and sustaining the terrorism in our state.
AIG (Prov & Tpt) PHQ Mubassir Latifi gave a power point presentation regarding the J&K Police, its functioning and its fight against the militancy as also maintenance of peace and order in the State over the years.
The presentation was followed by a lively question answer session. Senior Army and Police officers highlighted the measures taken by the police and security forces to keep a tab on radicalization and check on activities of terrorists in the State and thereby enhancing the overall security of the J&K.
Senior officers who took part in this meet included Paramjit Singh GOC XVI Corps, ADGP CID, J&K Dr B Srinivas, ADGP Armed, J&K, AK Choudhary, Director Anti-Corruption Bureau SJM Gillani, ADGP (Hqrs) PHQ, AG Mir, Director SKPA Udhampur Mohammad Sulaiman Salaria, Major General Sharad Kapoor GOC 26 Div, IGP Jammu MK Sinha, IGP Armed Jammu Danesh Rana, IGP (Pers) PHQ, JP Singh, Director SSG J&K Surinder Gupta and IGP (Hqrs) PHQ Anand Jain.