Onlykashmir.in News Desk
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday chaired a high level review meeting with senior officials to assess the security apparatus and strategic preparedness across Jammu and Kashmir, calling for a robust counter-terrorism strategy and intensified area domination operations. The meeting brought together the Union Territory’s top security and administrative leadership to take stock of the current threat landscape and operational priorities heading into the coming months.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, DGP Nalin Prabhat, Principal Secretary Home Department Chandraker Bharti, Special DG Coordination PHQ S.J.M. Gillani, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor Dr. Mandeep K. Bhandari, ADGP CID M.K. Sinha, IGP Kashmir Sujit Kumar, IGP Jammu Tejinder Singh, IGP Crime Branch Sarah Rizvi, along with Divisional Commissioners, DIGs and other senior officials from across the security establishment.
Sinha instructed senior officials to maintain sustained pressure on terror networks and enhance ground level operational synergy, calling for an aggressive area domination strategy to decisively eliminate emerging threats. Emphasising that public trust remains vital to the security apparatus, he directed police officials to foster direct engagement with the public, including designating specific hours for citizen interaction and grievance redressal at the police station level.
Reviewing functioning at the station level, the Lieutenant Governor underscored the need for transparent, impartial and sensitive complaint handling, directing officers to conduct investigations with absolute professionalism. “The police must maintain a strong and continuous engagement with the public. Every genuine grievance must be addressed with sensitivity and every investigation must be conducted with absolute fairness, transparency and impartiality,” he said.
Sinha commended the Jammu and Kashmir Police and security agencies for their effective action against drug smugglers, and directed officials to intensify operations against narco-terror networks while enhancing monitoring of emerging digital threats. Highlighting challenges in the cyber and social media space, he directed close monitoring of social media platforms to counter anti-national propaganda, digital misinformation and online blackmailing.
During the meeting, the DGP and Principal Secretary Home apprised the Lieutenant Governor of the overall security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, while IGPs, DIGs and Divisional Commissioners briefed him on the security situation in their respective areas, ongoing anti-terror operations, law and order, drug smuggling and other emerging challenges. The meeting also held comprehensive deliberations on a wide range of other critical issues, with Sinha instructing all officers to maintain heightened operational vigilance, seamless inter-agency coordination and a proactive approach to safeguarding peace and law and order across the Union Territory.
