Stresses upon enforcement of rule of law and working for public good
KNZ NEWS DESK
SGR,FEB 20:Inspector General of Police Kashmir Shri Swayam Prakash Pani today visited North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Sopore districts and held darbars with Jawans and officers in these districts.
During the darbar, the IGP Shri S.P Pani underlined the need for application of due procedure of law and ensure that people are taken on board in policing matters of public importance. He asked the officers and jawans to dedicate themselves to public service while department will take all possible steps for welfare of policemen working in difficult circumstances.
While appreciating the efforts done by Baramulla and Sopore police to ensure peace and security of people, the IGP exhorted them to put in place systems and mechanisms to consolidate these efforts for long term public good.
While addressing the jawans S.P Pani said that peace and stability is in everybody’s interest in the society and police must work with total professional commitment to realize the goal of long term peace in the valley. The IGP further asked the men on ground to treat juveniles with compassion and asked for speeding up steps to establish juvenile units in Police Stations.
He also stressed for juvenile police officer as per the requirement of the law in Police Stations for better handling of these cases.
During meeting of officers in Baramulla and Sopore Shri Pani stressed upon officers to give top priority to welfare of jawans and welfare of common people.
He asked them to make good use of existing system of criminal justice and take due recourse of available laws to bring criminals to book by professional investigation and prosecution there of.
He emphasized the need of quality investigation of criminal cases to build public trust and confidence in policing system.
The IGP also thanked state government and DGP J&K for fulfilling long term demands of policemen with regard to their promotions, housing, enhancements of exgratia relief among others.
DIG North Kashmir Range Shri Vidhi Kumar Birdhi, SSP Baramulla Shri Imtiyaz Hussian, SSP Sopore Shri Harmeet Singh and other police officers of Baramulla and Sopore were present on these occasions.
