Director General of Jammu & Kashmir Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said after suspending Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, his sacking is also being recommended to the Government for necessary action. Singh was caught red-handed on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway by the police team on Sunday while he was ferrying Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists out of the Kashmir Valley.
In the same vein, the police chief also clarified that a recommendation has been forwarded to the Government to hand over the probe of the said case to the premier National Investigation Agency (NIA) keeping in the mind the wider scope of investigation. The DGP, however, remained tight-lipped over nature of ongoing interrogation in the case.
Addressing a Press conference here at the police control room, the DGP also sent out a stern message to “men in khaki” involved in “unlawful” activities.
“We don’t believe in sheltering people, we don’t believe in protecting people who are on the ‘unlawful’ path. We are tough with them. In the past also we have removed so many people from the service. We have been very ‘ruthless’ and we will be ‘ruthless’ in this case also,” he said.
Responding to direct questions whether interrogators have been able to unearth his direct links with dreaded terrorists operating in the Kashmir Valley, details of ‘properties’ amassed by him, his role in Parliament attack case, as mentioned in one of the letters written by Afzal Guru, DGP Dilbagh Singh said, it is a matter of investigation and let the interrogators handle it.
Referring to morale of the police force, in the wake of arrest of a senior police officer, the DGP said, morale of the force remains high. Our operations are going on. Such incidents are not going to make any impact on our morale. Our morale will, rather, further get strengthened. Reacting to political statements being made in public domain over the religious identity of the arrested cop, the DGP said, “It is unfortunate that some people are making these statements. They are uncalled for”. He further clarified, “I am not there to react to political statements. My job is to take care of the morale of the police force. Despite this episode, we have carried out a number of operations and we will continue to perform our duties professionally”.