An Inter-State crime coordination meeting was held at the PWD guest house here on Wednesday to formulate a strategy for checking crimes and strengthening the policing system, especially in the inter-state border areas of the northern states.
During the meeting, it was decided that an Inter-State crime coordination secretariat is to be set up in Gurugram. A Nodal officer from Special Task Force (STFs) of the Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan police will be nominated in Gurugram for real-time exchange of information.
Also, a review meeting will be held between the state crime agencies, STFs and Station House officer (SHOs) to tighten the security in their respective areas.
The coordination meeting which was also addressed by the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar and said these meeting will be beneficial to the different police forces for effective policing and prevent heinous crime.
“Inter-State crime coordination meeting will take place in every three months gap period in a different state the next meeting will be held in Noida. These quarterly meeting will help to nab the inter-state gangs of criminals and check illegal activities,” Khattar said.
The police meeting was attended by Haryana Additional Director General of Police (law and Order) Mohammad Akil and was also attended by senior police officers from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The officers discussed counter-terror measures to be taken in and around the Capital. The Haryana Police urged their counterparts in neighbouring States to carry out intensive drives for verification of tenants, inter-state movement of criminal's gangs, sharing of details of inter-state criminals and organised gangs, information regarding auto thieves and stolen vehicles, mutual cooperation in preventing human trafficking.
“Besides, information on inter-State criminals and their modus operandi were shared. Modalities of pre and post operation coordination by timely sharing of information, participation in raids, dissemination of inputs on wanted criminals and interrogation reports were also discussed,” ADGP, Mohammad Akil, said.
He said police officers would share intelligence to check cow smuggling, information about terrorists, mutual cooperation in arresting wanted criminals, information about illicit weapons, online frauds and cyber crimes, traffic congestion, transportation of illegal liquor at borders and detection of pre-natal sex determination in border areas.
“A WhatsApp 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. Also, a valuable information timely shared between the different agencies with the help of social network and an appropriate action will be taken on the criminals,” the ADGP, said.