In order to establish coordination with the neighbouring Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh in the form of joint patrolling, combing operation and mock drill along the district border area, sharing information related to national security, drug/liquor trafficking, smuggling of wildlife contraband and cattle, arms trafficking, absconders, wanted criminals, bounty criminals, purported terrorists and persons booked under Gunda Act, Gangster Act among others, Pauri police organised an inter-state coordination meeting at Kotdwar with the police officers based in Bijnor, said Pauri senior superintendent of police Mukhtar Mohsin on Tuesday.
Mohsin said that several issues, including illegal trafficking of drugs/arms and liquors, poaching of wild animals and illegal mining, were discussed with the SSP Bijnor Ajay Sahani to formulate steps to be taken to strengthen security along the areas sharing district borders. Joint patrolling will be held at Pakharau, Kauriya and Kalagarh barriers, he further informed.
To check illegal trafficking of wild animals, joint combing operation would be conducted in areas along the border with local police, forest and local administration. Joint traffic checking and traffic enforcement would be conducted too. Besides, to nab the criminals, information related to the same would be shared.
Exchanging of mobile or telephone numbers of the police officers based in police stations or police posts situated along the order and sharing information related to installation of barriers along the main crossings and inter-state borders were discussed too, the district SSP said.
Joint mock drill and sharing information related to national security as well as organising sports competitions between two district police from time to time to enhance the coordination came up for discussion, he informed.
Others present at the meeting from Bijnor district were circle officers from Najibabad, Barapur and Bijnor lIU inspector while Pauri district was represented by additional SP Sarita Dobhal, CO Kotdwar JR Joshi, inspector Uttam Singh and intelligence officers.