In view of the President’s Uttarakhand visit on Saturday, police officers were given necessary instructions to spruce up security during a briefing held at police lines on Friday.
State additional director general of police (law and order) Ashok Kumar met the administrative and the police officers at police lines and directed the police officers to ensure that the Presidental visit passes off peacefully. The police officers and personnel were directed to reach their assigned duty places three hours before the scheduled visit of the VVIP and to get informed about the nature of their duty.
Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti said that the senior officers must be informed immediately if suspicious objects are found anywhere. The officers must check those who are to meet the President as part of security. Anti-sabotage checking would be done too at the venues to be covered during the Presidential visit to ensure fool-proof security. The police personnel have been directed to carry rain coats in view of the Met department’s forecast of heavy rainfall. Police officers have also been directed to check the duty cards of the officials deployed on duty. Traffic would be controlled during the VVIP visit as barricades and ropes would be used at places prone to traffic jams. Vehicle checking drives would be conducted vigorously and the police on duty must not allow any car that arouses suspicion to pass. Dehradun SSP stressed on the police keeping a vigilance on those with criminal backgrounds. Jolly Grant police post in-charge has been directed to conduct stringent combing operation at airport area. SP officers have been directed to brief their sub-ordinates if shortcomings are found during rehearsal of the programmes. Police officers are debarred from using mobile phones.
IG intelligence AP Anshuman, Garhwal Range DIG Pushpak Jyoti and DM SA Murugeshan along with some senior administrative officers were present during the briefing.