Expressing extreme satisfaction over the law enforcement activities in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar during 2015, Police Commissioner Dr RP Sharma on Monday, however, cautioned the Commissionerate police to take a serious note of the terrorist activities in the twin cities and to be more watchful.
The commissioner’s warnings came in the backdrop of the recent arrest of a suspected terrorist of Al Qaeda from Cuttack by the Delhi police and the arrest of at least seven Bangladeshi nationals by the Bhubaneswar police for allegedly trying to procure passports submitting fake documents.
“These incidents should not be ignored and the Commissionerate police should sincerely take note of the developments by generating its own sources and taking proactive measures to check such activities,” Sharma, who is going to demit the post on Wednesday and take charge as the new Director of Vigilance upon being promoted to the rank of DGP, told the media in Bhubaneswar.
“Unlike other parts in the country, particularly in north India and metro cities, terrorist activities in Odisha are not there,” Sharma said, adding that two Indian Mujaheedin (IM) activists were arrested from Odisha in 2013. But they were not here for any offensive activities and were travelling in the State for over a week probably for evading arrests, Sharma said, adding that he had personally interrogated them.