Central security agencies have sounded an 'alert' in and around the national Capital in the wake of Republic Day celebrations and the Delhi Assembly elections. Keeping in view of the security arrangements, Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik on Thursday held an inter-state meeting aimed towards strengthening the cooperation and coordination among neighbouring state police forces in order to address the various issues related to policing in National Capital Region (NCR).
Senior officers of Delhi Police and their counterparts from Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Chandigarh attended the meeting.
According to Mandeep Singh Randhawa, the Additional Commissioner of Police and the Public Relation Officer (PRO), Delhi Police, "The main objective of the meeting was to improve coordination for smooth conduct of the forthcoming General Legislative Assembly Elections and Republic Day arrangements as well as to share terror related intelligence and inputs about various extremist outfits and their designs in the prevailing circumstances."
"Stress was laid upon intensive and co-ordinated checking and patrolling at vulnerable points to check movement of illicit liquor, fire arms, cash and musclemen. Further, it was decided to strengthen the counter terrorism measures like tenant verification, guest house checking, sensitisation of cyber café owners, second-hand car dealers," Randhawa added.
"It was also resolved to launch a concerted drive against interstate groups of criminals and taking preventive action against supply of firearms, ammunition, sharp edged weapons and smuggling or illicit trade of liquor across the border towards Delhi especially during election time," said the PRO.
Patnaik thanked the participants and urged all stake holders to co-operate for peaceful arrangements of General Legislative Assembly Election in Delhi and Republic Day arrangement.
"The meeting ended with a resolution to have increased co-ordination in policing in the NCR region with emphasis on one to one interaction at all levels in order to provide a more secure environment to citizens of Delhi and neighbouring states during the legislative assembly elections and Republic Day arrangements," he said.