Special DGP reviews security measures in border areas

Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla on Friday stated that the detection of drones and seizure of drugs and weapons at the international border along Punjab has increased manifold. He lauded the Punjab police saying it has been acting as the second line of defence after the Border Security Force (BSF).

Shukla was here to hold a meeting with senior police officials of border districts under Amritsar Range.

He said that the Punjab government has allocated Rs 30 crore for installing CCTV cameras at vulnerable points near the India-Pakistan border to check infiltration and the movement of drug peddlers. He said along with the help of village defence committees (VDCs), this lead to significant enhancement in the recovery of heroin and weapons in the past couple of years.

The Special Director General of Police said the Punjab police have launched a special drive against gangsters and street crime leading to a number of operations in which gangsters and their accomplices were held.

“I have come to examine various operation being carried out by the Amritsar Police Commissionerate and the DIG Border Range, consisting of four police districts, including Amritsar Rural, Batala, Gurdaspur and Pathankot,” he said. He also examined the measures being taken by the police to curb drug peddling in the border areas.

Shukla also said that the meeting discussed early disposal of pending cases to ensure quick justice.