Punjab Police conduct cordon & search operations at judicial complexes
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 5
Amid increased security ahead of Independence Day, Punjab Police on Monday conducted cordon and search operations (CASO) at and around all district and sub-divisional courts across the state to ensure foolproof security at all judicial complexes.
The checking was conducted from 11 am to 2 pm simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav.
Ensuring foolproof security
- The exercise was undertaken with the aim of ensuring foolproof security at all district and sub-divisional courts
- Checking conducted from 11 am to 2 pm simultaneously in all 28 police districts of the state on Monday
- Police teams frisked 1,421 suspicious persons found roaming around the court complexes
- 1,850 vehicles parked there were also checked during which 62 challans were issued and one vehicle was impounded
Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla said the CPs/SSPs were directed to personally monitor the exercise and form sufficient number of teams to carry out checking under the supervision of SP-rank officers. He said the CPs/SSPs were also asked to conduct checking of all suspicious persons in and around the court complex, besides carrying out checking of all vehicles parked there using the Vahan app.
He said the police teams were also asked to make sure that the door frame metal detectors and the CCTV cameras installed at judicial complexes were functional.
The Special DGP said the police teams frisked 1,421 suspicious persons found roaming around the court complexes. As many as 1,850 vehicles parked there were also checked during which 62 challans were issued and one vehicle was impounded.
Meanwhile, the CPs/SSPs have been directed to increase police patrolling around vulnerable places.
