In a bid to curb activities of gangsters, prevent smuggling of illicit weapons and narcotics in NCR region especially in border areas, an “Inter-State Crime Information Secretariat” would be set up in Gurugram.
The decision was taken in the first inter-state crime coordination committee meeting of four states, which was addressed by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal at Gurugram.
“Inter-State Crime Information Secretariat” institutional mechanism will assist police of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and New Delhi to effectively coordinate, create common database and real time sharing of information to prevent and detect crime and check criminal activities.
Manohar lal said that the idea to hold this meeting was conceptualized during his informal meeting with UP Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath in February.
Holding of such kind of quarterly meetings would certainly pay rich dividends to nab the inter-state gangs of criminals and check illegal activities, said he.
The agenda for the meeting was planned by Baljit Singh Sandhu, DGP Haryana in consultation with DGP UP, DGP Rajasthan and Commissioner Police, Delhi.
After the meeting, Haryana ADGP (law and order) Mohd. Akil said that all the police officers have shared and deliberated upon various kinds of inter-state crimes and strategies to nab such criminals.
He said that it was decided that regular meetings between Crime branch, CIA and STF officials as well as border SHOs would also be held to ensure effective control on crime and to maintain law and order with mutual coordination. It was also decided that telephone numbers of police officials at all levels would be shared in making better coordination and to prevent and detect inter-state crime.
Aiming to use social media in this series, appropriate groups of police officials would also be made. In addition, all the participating states would appoint a senior level nodal officer each for real time sharing of information, said he.
Akil said that Haryana has sought cooperation from all the states especially from Uttar Pradesh to keep smashing the network engaged in manufacturing and supply of illicit weapons in inter-state bordering areas.
It will be a big achievement for the police if we collectively could prevent manufacturing, transportation and procurement of illicit weapons, said he.
Haryana has also sought cooperation from Rajasthan in preventing illegal mining and problem of overloading, the ADGP said
A lot of emphasis was laid on sharing information for containing inter-state crime and criminals in real time.
This would go a long way in increasing mutual coordination amongst these states. It was decided that the next quarterly meeting will be held in Noida, he added.
Those present in the meeting included ADGP, Ambala Range, RC Mishra, Uttar Pradesh ADGP (l & O), Anand Kumar, ADGP Crime UP, Chandra Prakash, ADGP Jaipur Range, Rajasthan, Hemant Priyadarshy and Special CP law and Order South Delhi, P Kamaraj among others.