Punjab govt creates Police Prison Co-ordination Group

Punjab government today set up a Police Prison Co-ordination Group (PPCG) for effective communication between police and prison departments regarding intelligence about crime and illegal activities organised from within jails.
The Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) will be the chairman of PPCG, while Additional DGP Prison, DGP Intelligence and Secretary of Jails in Punjab will be members and Additional DGP-cum-Director, Bureau of Investigation will act as the member-Secretary, an official spokesperson said today.
Identification of criminal elements lodged in prisons, which are playing a role in gang crimes, drugs, robberies and other heinous offences aside from developing and sharing actionable intelligence is a key objective of this newly-created group, he said.

The group also aims to strengthen existing security of prisons, evolve mechanisms to escort under trials, re-arrest of parole jumpers and better co-ordination between police and prison departments.
Meanwhile, the state government has also approved the transfer of 37.68 acres of land of Irrigation Department at Jugial village in Pathankot district to the Police Department, he added.
He revealed that this land will be utilised for construction of Police Lines in Pathankot district and Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) headquarters.