Visits Awantipora briefs media on Awantipora encounter
Appeals people not to provide shelter to terrorists as they are agents of destruction
JK News Today
Srinagar, September 28:
With the active cooperation of parents 24 youth have been brought back from terror ranks this year. This was stated by Director General of Police Shri Dilbag Singh while interacting with the media persons in Awantipra today.
Accompanied by IGP Kashmir Shri Vijay Kumar the DGP interacted with the officers of Police, CRPF & Army and appreciated the forces for successful joint operation in which two terrorists including longest surviving Ajaz was gunned down. The DGP also inspected under construction DPO building and stressed for early completion of the building.
Flanked by GoC Victor Force Shri Rashim Bali, IGP, Kashmir Shri Vijay Kumar and SSP Awantipora Shri Tahir Saleem Khan the DGP addressed a Press Conference. During the interaction with the media, the DGP said that killing Ajaz Reshi and his close aide is a big success for the forces as Ajaz was the main recruiter for the Lashkar and had pushed a number of youths to the terror ranks. He complimented Police, 50-RR and CRPF 110 battalion for the successful clean operation.
The DGP said that every possible effort is being made to bring back the misguided youth and added that during this year about 24 youth have been brought back from the terror ranks with the active cooperation of their parents.
The DGP said that in Srinagar city grid is firmly in place. He said that this year seven successful operations have been carried out in the city. He said that the city is on the radar of Pakistan and its sponsored terror outfits as terror groups are trying to find foothold in the city. However, police and the forces are alive to the situation and that is unprecedented operations in which the city have been conducted, he said.
He appealed to the people not to provide shelter to the terrorists as they are agents of destruction. He said that youth are not becoming terrorists on their own but are being made terrorists and added that Pakistan and its sponsored terror groups are making all-out efforts to involve our youth in terror activities.
The DGP said that the unfortunate incident of killing of Advocate Shri Babar Qadri is being investigated at a very fast pace with good progress sofar adding that Police would be able to crack the case very soon. He said that killing of civilian and political workers are being carried out on the directions of Pakistan to disturb peace and to suppress voices exposing Pakistan and its stooges promoting terrorism here. He said that investigation of Ameshipora encounter under the supervision of SP Shopian is also being carried out in a speedy and fair manner.
