SP chairs monthly crime review meeting in Nurpur

To ensure swift and timely action against crime in the interstate border police district of Nurpur, a monthly crime review meeting for February was held at the police district headquarters on Friday evening.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Kulbhushan Verma presided over the meeting, which was attended by Sub-Divisional Police Officers (SDPOs) of Nurpur, Indora and Jawali, along with in-charges of all police stations in the district.

SP Verma told mediapersons that instructions were issued to police officials to expedite the disposal of pending court cases in order to increase the conviction rate of accused whose cases are under trial in different courts. He said that necessary guidelines were also given to improve the quality of investigations, ensure effective action in cases under the NDPS Act and address public complaints on priority.

Verma said that the functioning and crime-related investigations of all police stations were reviewed and assessed during the meeting. “Apart from this, attention was also paid to the renovation and modernisation of police stations and check posts across the district so that the working capacity of the police force can be enhanced,” he said.

The SP further said that drug trafficking and illegal mining in this interstate border police district remained a major challenge and the police were committed to tackling these issues with a dedicated and professional approach. For this purpose, community participation was playing a significant role.

He said station house officers had also been directed to organise awareness campaigns against drug abuse and drug trafficking. The issue of innocent people being trapped in cyber fraud was also discussed during the review meeting.

“The welfare of police personnel and their working conditions were also discussed in the meeting and the problems and challenges faced by personnel and officers during duty were heard,” he added. Emphasising the importance of community policing, the SP said that the district police were strengthening this proactive law enforcement approach.

“It builds partnerships between the police and residents to solve local problems, reduce crime and improve public safety,” he said.