A day after a drone was allegedly used to drop an IED at the Air Force base in Jammu, Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta on Monday held a high-level meeting with senior officials of Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police to chalk out a strategy to deal with the national security challenges posed by drones.
The DGP asked the officials to use the last two years’ data to narrow down and pinpoint the areas, which are conducive to the operation of drones.
Proposing to install infra-red Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the road network in the border villages, DGP also directed the officials to list out the possible camera points in the vulnerable areas or roads.
ADGP Internal Security RN Dhoke, ADGP STF B Chandrashekhar, and IG Border Range SPS Parmar were among the senior officials from Punjab Police who attended the meeting, while IG BSF Mahipal Yadav and DIGs of different BSF sectors of Punjab were also present.
Amritsar Commissioner of Police (CP) Sukhchain Singh Gill, Majitha Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gulneet Singh, and Tarn Taran SSP Dhruman Nimbale also attended the meeting.
During the meeting, DGP directed Amritsar and SSPs to launch a crackdown against the drug smugglers or suppliers in their concerned areas. He directed them to identify hotspots infamous for drugs smuggling in their concerned areas and launch suitable operations to nab all those selling or smuggling drugs.
Meanwhile, the DGP also ordered district chiefs to nab all the Proclaimed Offenders (POs) and Bail Jumpers of NDPS cases in their jurisdiction at the earliest.