Srinagar, Sep 10: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar on Thursday visited the twin districts of south Kashmir—Kulgam and Shopian—to comprehensively assess the security landscape, counter-terrorism grid, crime mitigation efforts, and general law and order scenario.
On his visit, IGP Kashmir was accompanied by Deputy Inspector General of Police, South Kashmir Range, Javed Iqbal Mattoo, a police spokesperson said in a statement issued here.
During the visit, the Kashmir Police chief chaired security and crime review meetings in both districts, attended by respective Senior Superintendents of Police along with other senior and jurisdictional gazetted police officers. The SSPs of Kulgam and Shopian presented comprehensive briefings outlining the prevailing security situation, status of anti-terror operations, counter-insurgency grids, crime prevention strategies, and steps taken to uphold public order.
Reviewing operational preparedness, Sujit Kumar called for robust, proactive intelligence gathering, close inter-agency coordination, and swift, decisive responses to neutralise emerging security challenges. He instructed field formations to sustain pressure on terrorist ecosystems and maintain zero tolerance against inimical elements attempting to disturb peace and public order.
As part of the tour, IGP Kashmir also visited rural Sub-Division D.H. Pora in district Kulgam, where he held an interactive session with local jurisdictional supervisory officers, station house officers, and jawans of the Special Operations Group.
