Terrorism down to zero, flattened in J&K
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: The Director General of Police Dilbag Singh today said that there was zero collateral damage and no law-and-order incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in the past five years with the terror graph also coming down to zero.
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“The five-year report card of J&K suggests that there has been zero collateral damage, zero law and order incident and zero civilian casualty. The graph of terrorism that brought a bad name to J&K is also coming down to zero,” the police chief said.
He made these remarks at a function here at Commando Training Centre Letpora where the second phase of Operational Capability Augmentation of Police Stations (OCAP) was launched today.
Under the second phase, 22 Police Stations were provided with peace and stability teams consisting of 14 highly trained personnel, a vehicle with latest weaponry and gadgets, and a drone unit.
Singh said that this year, Operation Capacity Building was launched to lace the 43 Police Stations with the latest weaponry and anti-terror teams. “In the first phase, we covered 21 Police Stations and today, teams have been launched for the remaining 22 Police Stations. These Police Stations are being covered under zero terror plan,” DGP Singh said
The DGP, who is retiring as Director General of Police on October 31, said that three terror incidents were reported in Anantnag district while 36 Police Stations showed a 100 per cent terror free record.
“The Police Stations covered under Operation Capacity Building will have drone availability, latest weaponry and 14-member squad each for tackling terror incidents,” he said, adding that with the help of these new teams, area domination will get further strengthened.
Singh said Jammu and Kashmir is coming out of the dark era of terrorism. “The graph of terrorism has come down and has flattened. We want to see it come down to zero,” he added.
The DGP said this year so far, 30 terror crime incidents took place in Jammu and Kashmir.
“If we talk about these 21 stations selected in the first phase of OCAPs, out of them, 17 were totally terror free, 100 per cent terror free. There were only four Police Stations where four terror incidents took place – three in Srinagar and one in Pulwama.
“These four incidents took place in January – February only and so in the last eight months since then, they have also been 100 per cent terror free. So, all 21 Police Stations have been terror free for the last eight months,” he said.
Similarly, in the 22 Police Stations selected under the second phase, so far, there have been only three incidents which have all taken place in Anantnag district, Singh said.
“Rest, all 12 districts (where OCAPs has been implemented) are terror free. For the last 12 months, out of these, 19 stations have remained terror free. In total, 36 stations remained terror free and only seven Police Stations witnessed seven incidents,” he added.
Singh said OCAP is a mission for the police and these teams will be a strong arm of the SHO and will increase the power of the Police Station.
The outgoing police chief said the enemy is eyeing the increasing peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Five terrorists tried to come from Machil Sector, they were neutralised. Before that, in Baramulla, gunfight took place. Many encounters took place at the borders with infiltrating groups,” he said.
The DGP said there was a serious violation of the ceasefire understanding in Arnia sector. “The reasons are being looked into, but, doubting the intentions of the adversary is justified in this situation and it is imperative that we are alert and take action for the safety and security of the people,” he said.
During the function, demonstrations were given by the Commandos on anti- militancy operations, including mobile vehicle naka, vehicle intervention, blind weapons assembly and unarmed combat.
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