Jammu, Sep 7 (IANS) Tejinder Singh, Jammu Inspector General of Police (IGP), on Monday reviewed security and policing arrangements in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu Police Zonal Headquarters on social media platform X said, “IGP Jammu Zone accompanied by Shridhar Patil, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Jammu-Samba-Kathua Range), visited Samba and reviewed the security and policing arrangements.”
“He (IGP Jammu Tejinder Singh) emphasised preventive policing, enhanced border surveillance, effective coordination and professional policing.”
Since he took over as IGP Jammu zone on August 31, Tejinder Singh has been carrying out road marches to ensure police-public relationship.
“While focusing on law and order and anti-terrorist operations, one big area of concern for J&K Police in Jammu division is cross border smuggling that takes place through the 740-km long Line of Control (LoC) and the 240-km long international border.”
“Once the smuggler consignments reach the hinterland, they present a serious challenge to the local police.”
In most cases it has been found that the terror handlers sitting across the border in Pakistan have been using smuggling as a sustenance channel for terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir.
The challenges for law enforcement and security forces in the Jammu division involve a complex mix of shifting terrorist activity, difficult geography, and cross-border smuggling.
Terrorist activity and targeted security threats have increasingly spread toward the remote, hilly terrain of the Jammu division, including the Pir Panjal mountain ranges and the Chenab river valley belt.
Difficult terrain includes dense forests and mountainous landscapes provide natural cover for adversarial elements and make counter-insurgency operations highly demanding.
Continuous attempts at infiltration alongside drone drops carrying arms, ammunition, and narcotics across the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) require heightened vigilance.
Combating localised drug trafficking rings that fund and support militant logistics (such as operations under anti-narcotics frameworks) remains a persistent operational hurdle.
Police personnel must simultaneously handle counter-terrorism, intelligence collection, protection of scattered or remote minority populations, VIP security, and routine law enforcement.
Rapid urban growth paired with limited road networks in major urban centres creates ongoing difficulties in efficient traffic regulation and rapid incident response.
–IANS
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