FB, Twitter helped improving security situation: DGP Vaid

TNN Bureau. Updated: 1/15/2018 1:16:28 AM Front Page



JAMMU: Asserting that the state police have been successful in managing the misuse of social media to fuel unrest in Valley in past, the Director General of Police S P Vaid on Sunday said that Police's rejuvenated outreach to public through Facebook and Twitter in recent past has not only countered the propaganda of subversive elements but has also helped the force to improve the security situation in the state.
Underlining the efforts made in this regard by Police as part of a larger mission aimed at restoring peace and normalcy in the Jammu and Kashmir, the state police Chief said that his force has been successful in bringing in a positive narrative.
"Social media was misused to a large extent in 2016 to mislead the public and we managed to counter it to a large extent," the DGP said while addressing the passing out-cum-attestation parade of 911 recruits at the Subsidiary Training Centre in Talwara in Reasi.
"Our effort to bring into a positive narrative helped in improving the situation to a large extent," Vaid said.
Giving details of the efforts made in this regard, Vaid informed that the police department has set up media cells in all district headquarters, opened 26 Facebook pages at district police level, 189 Facebook pages at police station level.
"As many as 31 Twitter handles, five Facebook pages at police range level and two Facebook pages at the zonal level have also been opened," he said, adding that this was part of the larger effort to restore peace and normalcy in the state.
On the occasion, urging the recruits to give their best while serving the people, emphasising to treat civilian complainants with warmth and the miscreants firmly, the DGP listed various welfare measures taken by the government and the department for the policemen
"We are abreast of your problems and are working to mitigate and ensure better living and work atmosphere for policemen," he said, adding that the procurement of vehicles and safety gadgets has been made for the safety of the policemen who are performing their duties on roads.
The DGP also took the opportunity to highlight the Police's fight against drug abuse.
"A total of 34 drug peddlers and criminals have been booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA), while a number of youth engagement programmes have been organised for channelising the energies of the young people," he said.
On community policing, the DGP said that as many as 1,704 police community partnership group (PCPG) meetings were held last year to listen and help mitigate their problems.


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