500 policemen of Jalandhar Range Transferred

More than 500 police personnel, from the ranks of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) to constable, have been transferred across the Jalandhar Range.

106 policemen in Jalandhar Rural, 233 in Hoshiarpur, and 180 in Kapurthala districts have been transferred. The transferred personnel will not be posted in their hometowns.

Why this reshuffle?

Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav, who advocates a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and organised crime, gave orders to combat the drug smuggling nexus.

(In Photo: Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav)

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harmanbir Gill, complying with the orders announced this major reshuffle after a meeting, to cleanse the department of corrupt elements and strengthen the fight against drug smuggling.

This decision was aimed at breaking the long stay of cops at one place, suspecting there could be some black sheep in the department having vested interest in continuing in the current place of posting to benefit from their nexus with drug smugglers.

DIG Gill emphasised taking stringent action against major drug smugglers to dismantle the drug supply chain. He instructed police officials to identify big smugglers and to invoke Section 68F of the NDPS Act to seize illegally acquired assets of drug suppliers.

Additionally, he warned cops against indulging in corruption or colluding with criminals like drug smugglers, as no leniency will be shown, the press release stated. The DIG underscored the need for immediate departmental action and severe penalty for such misconduct within the police force, the release stated.

"The officers must deal with drug smugglers and criminals with an iron hand," DIG Gill stated.

Say No to drugs

(From Jalandhar range police's Instagram)

DIG’s order for Public Compliance

Earlier, the DIG held a meeting, attended by Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), Superintendents of Police (SPs), and Station House Officers (SHOs) from various districts including Jalandhar Rural, Kapurthala and Hoshiarpur.

DIG Gill directed them:

To take stock of pending crime investigations, daily crime monitoring, day-to-day working, general pendency and law and order situation.
To resolve public grievances, by being available at their offices from 11am to 1pm on all working days.
To clear the backlog of unsettled cases and complete the pending investigations.
To reach their respective police stations at 8am and ensure the morning briefing of the Police force deployed.
To resolve pending complaints in a time-bound manner as per the order of the high court.
To Launch a special drive to apprehend all the Proclaimed Offenders and accused persons involved in heinous crimes.

(In Photo: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Harmanbir Gill)

Finally, he directed all SSPs to visit the crime spots where religious sentiments are involved to handle the situation tenderly. He ordered SHOs to connect with the public and be accessible to them to ensure citizen-friendly policing while ensuring that any anti-social element was not spared at any cost.

_{(Inputs from Agencies)}

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