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Inter-state meeting of police officers for better coordination

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 23 2014 | 7:49 PM IST
An inter-state meeting of senior police officials from six neighbouring states with the Delhi Police Commissioner was held here today with an aim to strengthen coordination and to ensure sharing of terror related intelligence ahead of the upcoming Independence Day.
"The main objective of the meeting was to share terror related intelligence and inputs about various extremist outfits and their designs in view of forthcoming Independence Day celebrations. Senior officers of Delhi Police and their counterparts from Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir attended the meeting," said a senior Delhi Police official.
Terror related intelligence and inputs about various extremist outputs and their designs in view of the forthcoming Independence Day celebration were shared at the meeting, the official added.
The meeting, which was held here at the Delhi Police Headquarters under the chairmanship of Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi, also saw discussions on arrangements for maintaining the law and order during 'Kanwar Yatra" and 'Eid-Ul-Fitr' in the context of crowd and traffic management.
Speaking at the meeting, Bassi stressed on increasing police presence, intensive and co-ordinated checking at vulnerable points, tenant verification, guest house checking and sensitization of cyber cafe owners, second-hand car dealers, transporters, property dealers, cycle sellers, chemical dealers and STD/ISTD PCO booth owners in order to strengthen the counter terrorism measures.
He also said that all new initiatives and technology for better policing should be shared. He informed that Delhi Police has launched a mobile App for 'Lost Articles' which has been widely appreciated.

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First Published: Jul 23 2014 | 7:49 PM IST

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