DGP RR Swain visits family of slain VDG

Udhampur, May 06 :The Director General of Police, J&K, Sh. R.R. Swain visited the home of martyr Village Defence Guard (VDG) SPO Mohammed Sharif at Ponara area of Basantgarh on Monday.
He expressed condolences to the bereaved family and assured them that his sacrifice would not go in vain. The DGP also handed over a cheque of amount Rs five lakh to the martyr’s family.
DGP Swain was accompanied by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu Anand Jain, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) UdhampurReasi range and other senior police officers.
DGP Swain said, “The sacrifice of the brave jawan, who was killed, will not be in vain if we do not come together to eradicate this terrorism. You people have helped to keep it away and you will still help.”
He further said, “The police are yours, the VDG members are also from your area. We all have to fight together against this terrorism.”
Promising strong action against the terrorists, DGP Swain said, “It is very important to identify them. It is said that the infiltrators have not run away yet and we cannot disclose these operation details to anyone.” He further said, “Identify those who are helping them. We will rectify any shortcomings on our part, if any.”
The incident took place on Sunday morning when terrorists opened fire on a patrol party in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district. VDG member Mohammad Sharif was martyred in the attack.
While interacting with the jurisdictional police personnel, the DGP stressed the importance of adopting comprehensive counter measures to tackle terror crime incidents, adding that securing the lives of people is department’s prime responsibility.
He stressed the need to augment security in vulnerable places to prevent terror crime incidents. DGP Swain directed the officers to further strengthen communication within the ranks and augment the security grids in their respective areas for the safety and security of the people.
The DGP said that all suspicious elements providing any kind of support to terrorist activities should be kept under radar to foil their attempts. This should be backed with stringent action against all kinds of elements found involved in unlawful activities.