Rajendra reviews law & order, Eid arrangements

DGP K Rajendra Kumar chairing meeting of police officers at PHQ Jammu on Tuesday.
DGP K Rajendra Kumar chairing meeting of police officers at PHQ Jammu on Tuesday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 6: Jammu and Kashmir Police has a great role to ensure rule of law and provide peaceful atmosphere in all areas of the State.
This was stated by Director General of Police (DGP), K. Rajendra Kumar, while addressing a meeting of senior police officers of Jammu Zone at Police Headquarters (PHQ) here today.
The meeting was convened to review law & order, security and crime scenario in Jammu Division. Arrangements for Eid-ul Azha were also discussed in the meeting.
Stressing greater synergy among all police components, dealing with law & order and security of the people, the DGP said that rule of law is our prime concern which should be ensured at every cost. He asked the officers to liaise with the public for strengthening relations in the province. Frequent meetings by the supervisory officers in their jurisdiction with the people of different communities would help to make the relations better, said the DGP.
On the occasion, IGP Jammu Zone, Danish Rana briefed the meeting about the overall situation in the entire province. He said that law & order situation in the province has remained satisfactory and people from all walks of life are cooperating with the police in maintaining security, peace and order in the region.
DGP asked the officers to supervise personally the work done for maintaining law and order and security in their respective areas. He said that some elements are trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the State and such elements needs to be dealt firmly.
Discussing the arrangements made for coming Eid-ul-Azha, Rajendra emphasised upon the officers to ensure fruitful arrangements and make the celebrations peaceful. CCTV cameras should be utilized to keep vigil at the places where Eid prayers are held, he added.
The meeting was attended by DIGs, Surinder Gupta, Johny William, AA Wani and Nisar Ahmed, SSPs/SPs, Sunil Gupta, Ashok Sharma, Rajeshwar Singh, JS Jowhar, Joginder Singh, Neeva Jain, M Suliman Choudhary, Sujit Kumar, Zahid Manhas, Sandeep Wazir and Randeep Kumar, SO to IG Jammu, Ashok Kumar and other police officers.