Handwara Police held a Police Community Partnership Group (PCPG) meeting at Police Post Magam

Shakir Bhat

Handwara : July 28 :–With an aim to strengthen Police Public relations under Civic Action Programme, today a Police Community Partnership Group (PCPG) Meeting was held by Handwara Police at Police Post Magam. The meeting was chaired by Superintendent of Police Handwara Shri Sandeep Gupta-IPS besides SDPO Handwara Shri Fariz Hussain-JKPS, SHO PS Handwara Inspector Parvaiz Ahmad, Incharge Police Post Magam Sub Inspector Irshad Ahmad and other officers and officials were also present in the meeting.

The meeeting was attended by the respectables of Magam area including BDC Chairman Magam, Panchs, Sarpanchs, Members of Trade Federation, Numberdars and Chowkidars who put up various issues of public importance. The participants also urged for recruitment of SPOs in the area & Awareness programmes on drugs. The chairing officer assured full support in organizing programmes on awareness of drugs which has wraped society badly.

Speaking on the occasion, the chairing officer said that such meetings are conducted to strengthen police public relations and to know the problems the general public is facing. He also said that the issues pertaing to police will be redressed on priority and other issues will be taken up with concerned departments.

The participants were furthet stressed to cooperate with Handwara Police in maintaining law and order in the area and in identifying anti national and anti social elements who always try to disrupt the peaceful environment.

Further SP Handwara seek public cooperation in identifying anti national elements in the area who often try to disrupt peaceful environment especially drug peddlers who have brought youth of the area towards drug menace.

The meeting concluded with note of thanks and appreciations from public side.