J&K: ADGP Jammu conducts security review meeting in Rajouri

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 23: The Additional Director General of Police, Anand Jain, IPS, undertook a visit to Rajouri to oversee and reinforce security measures there ahead of polling in the Union Territory.

Anand Jain conducted a security review meeting at Rajouri which was attended by key stakeholders including senior police officials and served as a platform to assess the existing security landscape and strategize for enhanced vigilance. The ADGP Jammu zone was briefed about the security measures put in place to tackle any untoward incident across the Rajouri-Poonch districts as well as Jammu Province.

Discussions revolved around various aspects of security, encompassing threat assessments, countermeasures, and collaborative efforts among security agencies.

He stressed the enhanced security-related measures to be taken and proactive operations to be launched against terrorist network support in Rajouri.

It was stressed to maintain surveillance in the area by all stakeholders in the wake of the forthcoming election in the area to prevent any action by ANEs. “There is an urgent need to leverage technology for the identification of terror networks and stress has also been laid on the use of data analytics for enhancing functional efficiency,” Anand Jain said.

It was also directed to generate actionable inputs to thwart attempts by anti-national elements to disturb the General Parliamentary Election (GPE)-2024.

The meeting underscored the imperative of synergy and coordination among different security agencies to ensure seamless conduct of upcoming elections and to address any emerging security challenges.

The meeting was attended by R Gopala Krishna Rao, IG CRPF Jammu Sector, Tejinder Singh-IPS, DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range, Anand Kumar Rajparohit, DIG CRPF and Sub-Divisional Police Officers and SHOs of Rajouri district.

Following a firing incident last evening, security forces have been put on high alert in Rajouri.

Polling in Udhampur was held on April 19 (Phase 1), while Jammu, Anantnag-Rajouri, Srinagar, and Baramulla will poll on April 26, May 7, May 13, and May 20. (ANI)