Eastern regional police co-ordination meeting discusses

Police officials of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Chhatisgarh along with that from central forces Friday held discussion on various issues, including rooting out naxalism within a time frame.

Officials from CRPF, SSB, IB and ED joined them at the eastern regional police co-ordination meeting here.

The meeting discussed about co-ordination among bordering states and launching aggressive campaign against extremists, sharing information, knowing and arresting inter-state crime organisations involved in bank and jewellery robberies, controlling cyber crime, liquor and drug peddlers.

A press statement quoting Jharkhand Director General of Police D K Pandey said stress was laid on underlining anti-naxal campaign along the border, controlling extremism and rooting them out phase-wise within a time frame.

He also called upon to curb cyber crime, organised crime and illegal SIM cards on the bordering areas.

Pandey also suggested a meeting of eastern cyber crime co-ordination committee on the lines of eastern regional police co-ordination meeting.

Giving details on the border area development plan, the Jharkhand DGP suggested technical change for impactful action against naxalites.

He stressed upon co-ordination between police SPs, Dy SPs, inspectors and police station in-charges and keeping a strong vigil on naxal activities and free-flow of information. The DGP also stressed upon setting up of joint inter-state interrogation team.

The Jharkhand DGP suggested to organise the next eastern regional police co-ordination meeting" by Kolkata police in the first week of December.

Kuldip Singh, the Special Director General, Central Zone, Kolkata, stressed upon strengthening information mechanism at the local level and inflicting impactful action against the left-wing extremism. For this, he said co-ordination between inter-states along with CRPF was required.

Alok Raj, Additional Director General (Law and Order), Bihar, commended Jharkhand police for joint operations along with Bihar on border areas and hurting naxalites financially.