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| DGP's unspoken message at PHQ: No one is welcome in his office without work, or cause | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Aug 4: "Stooges" and "diplomats" may not find any place in new J&K DGP Ashok Prasad's office. While this was a cause of worry for the clever and tactful officers whose survival depended mainly on keeping their boss in good humour, others had a reason to be happy as they feel their genuine problems would be redressed.
Sources at police headquarters (PHQ) said that an unspoken message had gone from the DGP's office to his subordinates that "no one ought to come to him without any work, or a cause.
All of them were, however, welcome any time to discuss important matters concerning police. "For that, they need not to seek prior permission of the DGP," the sources added.
However, because of his IB (Intelligence Bureau) background, senior officers at PHQ and those posted in fields across the State were already feeling hesitant to call on him with their problems, or simply say him hello, sources said.
Prasad -- a 1979 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre IPS officer -- took over as J&K police chief on July 23 this year. Earlier also, he had served as IB chief in the State in the 1990s. He was expected to head the J&K Police till January 2016.
It is felt that the militancy affected J&K's intelligence network would get strengthened with the IB man becoming the State police head. IB has a wide network of contacts and sources across the State and some very important anti-militancy operations have been carried out here on the basis of information provided by it.
Sources said, with the fast flow of accurate intelligence, the nefarious designs of anti-national elements could be foiled before they made a strike and the backbone of militancy could be broken.
On September 20, 2008, Prasad, who at that time was Joint Director (MAC) in Mumbai, had alerted the Maharashtra DGP that the LeT was planning an attack in Mumbai and identified Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Vallabbhai Patel Stadium, Sea Rock or Taj Land's End Hotel, Mumbai Juhu airfield and JW Marriot Hotel as likely targets.
The Mumbai police had, however, failed to act on time and foil the attack. Since Prasad now had the advantage of being J&K Police chief, he would not have to depend on any agency to act on any intelligence gathered by him.
He would now be able to act swiftly and without any delay on the intelligence that flowed to him from any of his sources, the sources added. |
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