Senior Police officer reviews security in Jammu ahead of Republic Day
Police, NSG conduct anti-fidayeen mock drill in Kathua
Jammu: Senior Superintendent of Police Joginder Singh on Friday chaired a Subsidiary Multi-Agency Centre meeting here to review security arrangements for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations, a police spokesperson said.
The meeting was attended by officers from the police, the Army, Central Armed Police Forces and intelligence agencies operating in Jammu.
They emphasised evolving joint strategies for ground monitoring, area domination and enhanced surveillance of anti-national and anti-social elements. The meeting also focused on real-time intelligence sharing and the monitoring of social media platforms, the spokesperson said.
At the start of the meeting, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) extended New Year greetings to the officers and praised the efforts of personnel for maintaining peace in the district over the past year. A detailed discussion was also held on the prevailing security scenario, following recent inputs indicating attempts by anti-national elements to disturb normalcy in the region, the spokesperson said.
The SSP stressed the need for a coordinated approach to pre-empt disruptive activity, counter rumours and manage contingencies. He underlined the importance of briefing deployed personnel and ensuring heightened alertness and swift responses to exigencies, the spokesperson said.
Directing that actionable intelligence be shared promptly, the SSP highlighted the significance of synergy among all agencies. The spokesperson added that the meeting concluded with a resolve to strengthen inter-agency cooperation to ensure a peaceful and incident-free Republic Day celebration in the district.
Meanwhile, police and the National Security Guard (NSG) conducted a joint anti-fidayeen and anti-hostage mock drill at police stations in Kathua district to enhance preparedness against terror-related contingencies, officials said.
The exercise was conducted under the supervision of Kathua SSP Mohita Sharma at police stations in Hiranagar and Rajbagh, they said.
The mock drill was carried out jointly by the Special Operations Group (SOG) Kathua, police personnel and NSG commandos, the officials said.
During the exercise, the NSG component briefed and demonstrated tactics for neutralising terrorists during a fidayeen attack, procedures for the safe rescue of hostages in crisis situations and methods for defusing improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
After the culmination of the drill, NSG officers conducted a detailed debriefing of the police and SOG teams, they said.
The mock drill aimed at enhancing operational preparedness, agility and response capabilities of police personnel to deal with any potential fidayeen attack or hostage-like situation targeting police establishments, the officials said.
Police personnel were also briefed on the tactical use of dominating heights, deployment of heavy firepower and the functioning of alarm systems installed at police establishments.
They were directed to remain in a constant state of alertness, fully equipped with arms and ammunition, to ensure swift engagement of any hostile threat, officials added.
