The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Garhwal range Sanjay Gunjyal took a meeting of district police heads of Garhwal division at his office on Monday and asked them to undertake a drive to dispose important pending issues. The DIG curtly asked the officers to ensure that all the criminals who have some reward on their heads are behind the bars, similarly the pending cases against the police personnel should also be expedited. Gunjyal said that the all the cases of giving ex gratia appointment to the children of deceased personnel should be disposed off soon.
Gunjyal asked the officers to prepare contingency plans to manage huge crowds of devotees at places like Chandi devi, Mansa devi, Piran Kalier, Char Dham and Neel Kanth. He instructed that the interstate coordination meet between the states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana to successfully manage Kanwarias during forthcoming Kanwar Yatra should be called soon. The DIG called upon the police chiefs of the districts to undertake effective preventive measures to check the incidences of serious offences like murder, theft and dacoity in the areas under their jurisdiction.
The DIG asked the police officers to start second phase of ‘Operation Smile’ to locate lost children. He also said that review of Cheeta mobile units should be undertaken and if need arises, their numbers should be increased. Gunjyal said that action under Gunda act should be initiated against the criminal elements, similarly hardcore criminals should be booked under National Security Act (NSA). He said that CCTVs should be installed at sensitive places to keep an eye on the activities of criminals. The meeting was attended by DIG/SSP of Dehradun, Pushpak Jyoti, SSP Haridwar Sweety Agarwal, SP Tehri Mukhtyar Mohsin, SP Pauri Ajay Joshi, SP Uttarkashi Jagat Ram Joshi and SP Rudraprayag Barinder Jeet Singh.