Reasi, Mar 17 (NVI): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Tuesday said the police has revamped its counter-terror strategy, expanding operations to higher forested and mountainous areas to track down and neutralise terrioist.
Addressing a function in Reasi, the DGP said security forces are now “taking the fight to the higher reaches,” including areas such as Jhatru and the Udhampur-Kathua belt.
Referring to a past operation, he said three Pakistani terrioists involved in the killing of 26 civilians in Baisaran were eliminated during an operation in the Mahadev area last year.
Highlighting public outreach, Prabhat said around 5,300 ‘Thana Diwas’ programmes were conducted over the past year to strengthen police-community ties.
On anti-drug efforts, he said 2,276 accused were arrested, including 226 under NDPS cases, while 54 properties linked to drug activities were attached.
Emphasising youth engagement, the DGP said police organised nine major events and 228 sports activities across districts to channelise the energy of young people.
Congratulating new recruits, he said their journey inthe force would be challenging but rewarding, withopportunities to serve the nation.(NVI)
