Srinagar: Exhorting cops to continue people friendly policing to seek public cooperation, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S P Vaid on Wednesday asked his officers to put in place all preventive measures to thwart the “sinister designs” of elements inimical to peace.
“Law and order situation in the state is our priority and in coordination with other security agencies we have to put in place all preventive measures and thwart the sinister designs of elements inimical to peace,” the director General of Police said chairing a meeting of police officers of Central Kashmir Range here.
Vaid said activities of anti-national elements need to be kept under surveillance for which intelligence grid has to be improved further.
The DGP asked the officers to continue with people friendly policing, saying the people in turn would work as a partner with the force in its fight against anti-national elements.
“The officers need to gear up their subordinate units for taking pro-people initiatives and give them a sense of friendship,” he said. Vaid said it was the responsibility of the ‘Thana’ (Police station) personnel to bring change in public perception about the force.
“Police station is the primary unit of the organisation which could strengthen our bonds with the public and it is responsibility of Thana personnel to bring change in public perception about the force,” he said.
Vaid said people come to police stations with complaints and high expectations to get their matters solved. “A sympathetic approach by the Thana personnel scripts an image of the force in his mind and any misconception will affect the image of the organisation,” he said.
He asked the personnel to have a good approach towards complainants while registering their complaints and provide them justice without considering their creed or caste.
He said public contribution in different areas of policing was mandatory to achieve more successes and maintaining peace and order in the State.
“Jammu and Kashmir Police is unique for its multifarious duties and it is imperative for the force to work in close coordination with the pubic in order to garner cooperation.
The force being a law enforcing body has to deal with anti-social elements at different fronts to safeguard interests of public, besides ensuring rule of law in the State,” he said.
“Our personnel are facing unenviable situations while dealing with the anti-national elements but our priority should be to avoid losses to our citizens by exercising maximum restraint,” he said.
Deliberating on the welfare measures for the cops, the DGP said police headquarter was aware of the difficulties the personnel are facing in the field while performing in hostile conditions.