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| Hurriyat agitation threat to prove ineffective: IGP | | Police ready to take greater responsibility | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Oct. 22 (KNS) : Asserting that the Jammu and Kashmir police is ready to tackle any law and order problem, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, SM Sahai said the threat to launch an agitation by the Hurriyat (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani will prove ineffective
"The facts regarding the Yatra are contrary to what the seperatisits are asserting. People are with peace. It is the people of Kashmir who preferred and maintained peace this year. If there is any law and order problem at any time, police is ready to tackle it. In my opinion, his (Geelani's) threat will have no effect", the IGP said while talking to KNS.
On the 2008-10 uprising, Sahai said, "There is need for introspection. We have to see the factors which gave rise to that situation. After understanding all those factors and introspection we're improving with every passing day".
Rejecting criticism that the state police had forgot its primary responsibility of fighting crime while dealing with law and order issues in the state, the IGP said, "It may not be inappropriate to say that conventional crime got less attention, but the situation prevailing at that time demanded it. But, alongside we have made significant breakthroughs as we succeeded in arresting habitual thieves and cracking murder mysteries. Our force is very much committed to fighting crime".
IGP, said the use of gun in the valley has changed 'as it is being used both for militancy related activities and criminal acts'. "Today gun is being used to kill security personnel, Panchayat members and common citizens. On one side the militant is carrying out militancy related activities and on the other hand he is killing people to take personal revenge. Thus, he is becoming both a militant and a criminal. When you give gun into the hands of an individual, you never know his intentions and towards whom he is going to point it."
Sahai added, the State Police is ready to take responsibility of handling militancy and security situation in the state, he said that the J&K Police is grateful to other forces who have helped it to control the situation.
When asked whether the J&K Police was not capable of tackling 300 to 400 militants and whether army and other forces should not be sent back to barracks, Sahai said, "We should not see this in absolute terms we must withdraw from those areas where we are no more needed. We've to protect the people, but continued presence in populated areas is not healthy beyond a time. Militants can kill whether their number is small of large. We've to ensure the security of the state and we will continue to do that." "Wherever we feel there is a possibility of vacating army or paramilitary forces, we do that. Some bunkers have already been removed from the places where we felt they were no more needed. It is a continuous process and will be done according to situation", he added. On the involvement of some police personnel in militancy related activities, Sahai said that the possibility of existence of a few black sheep is there in every force. "Ours is a large force. Every force has black sheep, but if we compare J&K with other states like Punjab, that witnessed disturbance, it happened more there in other states as compared to J&K." (KNS) |
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