Punjab DGP Demands Action Following Assault on Police Station
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Amritsar, Dec 17 (NationPress) The Punjab Director General of Police (DGP), Gaurav Yadav, conducted a visit to the city on Tuesday, urging law enforcement officials to implement strict measures against the individuals behind the assault on a police station. This visit occurred just hours after an incident reported at the Islamabad police station in Amritsar around 3 A.M.
During a high-level meeting, the DGP highlighted the importance of employing both technical and human intelligence to identify and capture those responsible for the attack.
He instructed the officers to recognize common patterns and trends in such severe crimes and to carry out investigations in a scientific manner, making use of all available technical and forensic tools for crime detection to ensure the conviction of the suspects.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner of Police (CP) Amritsar, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Ferozepur Range, Ranjit Singh Dhillon, DIG of the Border Range, Satinder Singh, and Senior Superintendent of Police (Amritsar Rural) Charanjit Singh.
DGP Yadav also assessed the law and order situation in the border districts and reviewed the progress made in previous assaults on police establishments.
“All previous cases involving attacks on police establishments, including the IED implants at the police station in Ajnala and the hand grenade attack at a police post in Asron (Nawanshahr), have been successfully resolved, and the accused have been apprehended,” he stated.
In a separate session, the DGP addressed all SPs, DSPs, and SHOs from border districts, including Commissionerate Police Amritsar, Amritsar Rural, Batala, and Tarn Taran, to inform them about the police's top priorities.
He urged the officers to escalate the fight against counter-terrorism, organized crime, drug trafficking, and street crime.
Additionally, he instructed them to handle these crimes with professionalism and ensure the prompt registration of FIRs in such cases.
He also motivated police personnel to act swiftly on tips received through the newly launched Safe Punjab Anti-Drug Helpline '9779100200', which allows citizens to anonymously report drug traffickers.
