To monitor the activities of terrorists and anti-social elements, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij
on Wednesday said that the State Government will form an Anti-Terrorist Squad in the state in
which officers of the rank of DIG and SP will be deployed.
Presiding over a meeting regarding Security of the State with officers of the Home and the
Police Department, Vij told the police officers that in view of the recent attack on the
Headquarters of Intelligence Department in Mohali (Punjab), there is a need to strengthen
security of the State. While keeping a close vigil on the activities of terrorists and anti-social
elements, he said, we have to investigate with regard to the presence of sleeper cells etc. and
pay attention to their modus operandi.
Vij said that to restrain such anti-nationals, Police have to reach at the origin with regard to
release of anti-national video messages on social media. The Home Minister asked the officers
to install night vision CCTV cameras in their respective jurisdictions, especially in crowded areas
where probability of such incidents is usually high and take help of social organizations and
institutions. Apart from this, the work of fixing and installing CCTV cameras should also be
completed at the earliest to ensure proper security of government offices and buildings all over
Haryana.
Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Rajeev Arora informed that security audit of all
police offices and government buildings in the State would be conducted so that no untoward
incident takes place. Also, the security of VIPs will further be strengthened and emphasis will be
laid to enhance vigil at bus stops, railway stations, malls, cinema halls and crowded areas. He
said that at places like hospitals, hotels, dharamshalas etc., work would be done to increase the
investigation and monitoring by the SHO of the area concerned.
Haryana Director General of Police PK Agrawal said that a campaign would also be launched to
sensitise people about unclaimed objects. Similarly, focus would be on checking buses and
trains coming from different states. He said that meetings would be held with police officers of
various Border States and intelligence information would be shared so that security could be
beefed up. During the meeting, he instructed the police officers to impose a ban on the sale of
fake SIM cards and pre-activated SIMs.