Policemen involved in Simdega encounter, which took place on Monday, will be given out-of-turn promotion. DGP DK Pandey, while inaugurating the foundation day celebration of Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP)-I here on Tuesday, also announced that Parasnath hills of Giridih will be developed into a Naxal-free zone so that it could be developed into a tourist spot of international fame.
“Simdega police have really done a commendable job....All the policemen involved in the encounter which took place on Monday near Bano will be given out of turn promotion. Today, I am also going there to take stock of the situation and congratulate the police team,” said the DGP.
A team of State police personnel on Monday had gunned down two ultras of People’s liberation Front of India (PlFI) during an encounter under Mahabuang police station in S0imdega. The team had also recovered four weapons, including one AK 47 rifle from their possession and arrested several others who were allegedly coming from Chhattisgarh to join them as their cadres.
The DGP further added that Parasnath hills, an important tourist destination, will be developed into a Naxal-free zone by June 2016. “Parasnath, despite being the most important pilgrim centre of
national and international fame, could not be
developed due to Naxal menace. We will develop the area by making Parasnath Development Authority after making it free from Naxals,” added the DGP.
Putting the responsibility of making Parasnath hills a naxal free zone on JAP – I, the DGP said that all required resources will be made available to them for the purpose.
In a bid to ensure safety and security of Deoghar pilgrims during Shravani Mela, the DGP also stressed on starting the preparations right now. He said that a warehouse will be set up in Deoghar soon where all important things required for the police to ensure safety and security of the pilgrims will be kept reserved for exigency.
On Government’s plan to develop Parasnath as an International tourist destination by the end of this year, Jharkhand Police Spokesperson S N Pradhan said that efforts were being made to provide a tension free environment to the pilgrims coming here for which police forces have been made available at four locations in the area and Madhuban, which was not even an outpost, was given status of a police station.
“Besides conducting anti-Naxal operations, developmental works will also be carried out along with it. A helipad could also be constructed on the hill top if required so that Parasnath Development Plan could be conducted together along with Parasnath Security Plan,” said Pradhan.
later, the DGP, along with Ranchi Range DIG Arun Kumar Singh flew to Simdega to boost up the morale of the policemen who were involved in the encounter.