DGP Prisons visits Central Jail Srinagar
Reviews security, reconstruction and development works
SRINAGAR: DGP Police & Prisons J&K, Dilbag Singh Saturday visited Central Jail Srinagar and held security review meeting with Superintendent Central Jail, jail officers, Zonal SP, Deputy SP and CRPF officers on security duties there.
During the meeting, the DGP impressed upon the officers to ensure that the security of the Central Jail is further augmented in view of a recent incident of violence inside the Central Jail.
The DGP was informed by police officers that a “considerable progress” had been made on the FIR registered at Police Station Rainawari into the Central Jail incident.
“Most of the accused persons have been identified and booked shall be charge sheeted soon,” a police statement said.
It added that some of the restoration works of the damaged areas have already been initiated and the remaining shall be taken up soon after the approval and grant of funds from the state authorities.
The DGP also visited carpentry unit of the jail where a large number of inmates are learning and making furniture items. The unit has been recently strengthened by providing resources, machinery and equipment so that inmates could tone up their skills and make better quality products.
The furniture made by the unit “is in high demand being of good quality and workmanship”, police said.
The DGP also interacted with an NGO working on drug de-addiction and mental health and willing to extend their services to Central Jail Srinagar for counseling of inmates on good mental health and stress management.
The DGP also took review of the newly taken up buildings including administrative block and special inmate blocks which are coming up in the premises for better working and living conditions of the jail staff and inmates. The jail employees requested for further promotional avenues and hardship allowance to which the DGP assured that action regarding the same was in progress.
