DGP’s 10 ‘commandments’ for maintaining peace in J&K

JAMMU: Director general of police SP Vaid on Friday released 10 ‘commandments’ under the theme ‘police for peaceful Jammu and Kashmir” for 2018.

The commandants included measures for improvement of surveillance system and information gathering, law and order and cyberspace to counter criminals, calibrated police action to deal with narcotics smuggling and crime against women and traffic management, a police spokesman said.

He said the commandments also included emphasis on human intelligence at police station level.

The DGP released the the commandments at a function in the police headquarters here.

“These commandments are aimed to provide better services to the people,” the spokesman said.

Use of technology in investigation, interaction with public on social media on real time basis for effective coordination and grievance redressal and sharpening and up- gradation of investigation skills of police officers to meet the new challenges of cyber crime are some other commandments, he said.

He said the commandments also included ensuring all-round welfare of policemen, including martyrs families and the next of kins to keep the moral of the police high, enhancing policestudent relationship by sports activities, constructive debates, seminars, skill development and career planning guidance, projection of good work done by police, training young officers to be the next leaders of the organisation and wearing correct, clean and smart uniform by all policemen.