Baramulla November 07: DIG North Kashmir Range Shri Vinod Kumar-IPS, chaired Thana Diwas programmes at Police Stations Sumbal, Aragam and Hajin, aimed at strengthening police-public relations, addressing public grievances and enhancing community participation in maintaining peace and order.

The programmes were attended by SSP Bandipora Shri Tahir Saleem-JKPS, concerned supervisory officers and respective SHOs. Prominent citizens, traders and representatives from adjoining areas participated in the interactions.

During the programmes, participants highlighted various public issues, including traffic congestion, overloading in public transport, drug peddling, cybercrime, domestic violence and other social evils. They also stressed the need for adequate police deployment during festivals and public gatherings and enhanced coordination between Police and the trade community.

The participants assured their full cooperation in maintaining peace and harmony and collectively combating social evils, particularly drug abuse. They appreciated the initiative and suggested greater involvement of Mohalla representatives in such public interaction programmes.

DIG NKR Baramulla and SSP Bandipora patiently heard the grievances and suggestions and assured that genuine issues would be taken up for appropriate redressal on priority. DIG NKR thanked the participants for their constructive feedback and emphasised the importance of public cooperation in strengthening police-public relations.

SSP Bandipora assured that police-related issues would be addressed on priority, while matters pertaining to the Civil Administration would be taken up with the concerned departments. He further stated that ongoing works would be completed shortly and reiterated that his office remains accessible to every citizen. He assured that such public interaction programmes would continue in the future to strengthen mutual trust, cooperation and community participation.