AP bifurcation: STF discusses division of assets of AP Police

STF was constituted by Union Ministry of Home Affairs to study the security scenario

The Special Task Force (STF) headed by former Director General of CRPF K Vijayakumar today discussed "division of assets" of the Andhra Pradesh Police in the event of the bifurcation of the state on the first day of its three-day tour.

"We have discussed the division of assets and staff and how to build a strong police force in the two states after the bifurcation," Vijayakumar told reporters in a brief interaction at the end of the two-and-a-half hour session at the Centre for Good Governance here this afternoon.

"We have elicited views of senior police officers on these issues, the facilities that need to be created and also maintenance of law and order," he added.

The STF was constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday to study among other things the security scenario that would arise upon the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh.

It has also been assigned the task of looking into the division of assets and the administrative framework in the police department in the event of the state's division.

Additional Secretary in the Union Home Ministry Rajiv Sharma, National Investigation Agency Director Navneet Rajan Wasan and other top officials are part of the STF.

Director General of Police (Greyhounds) J V Ramudu, APSRTC managing director and DG-rank IPS officer A K Khan and other top ranking police officials from the state briefed the STF on the composition of the AP Police and various wings under it.

"There was specific discussion on distribution of the force, particularly the likes of AP Special Police battalions, Special Protection Force and AP Police Academy," said former DGP K Aravinda Rao.

Incidentally, Aravinda Rao was the only former DG who attended the meeting though others like C Anjaneya Reddy, H J Dora and A K Mohanty were also invited.

Sources said the STF also discussed the likely law and order scenario in the state post the creation of Telangana and the possibility of having a law and order set up on the lines of New Delhi.

The STF would continue the deliberation process tomorrow also.