Sopore, August 13: Director General of Police (DGP), J&K, Nalin Prabhat, accompanied by IGP Kashmir V.K. Birdi, on Thursday visited Sopore and conducted a detailed operational review of ongoing counter-terrorism operations and security arrangements in Police Districts Baramulla and Sopore ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.
According to a J&K Police statement, the DGP reviewed the deployment of security personnel, area domination exercises and checking measures being carried out in the run-up to August 15.
During the review, Prabhat directed field officers to “maintain heightened vigilance” and ensure robust security arrangements while “minimising inconvenience to the general public.”
The DGP also stressed the need for close coordination among all security agencies to ensure the “peaceful and secure conduct” of Independence Day celebrations across the region.
As part of the visit, the DGP also inspected security arrangements on the ground and reviewed the operational preparedness of forces deployed in the area.
DIG North Kashmir Range Vinod Kumar, SSP Baramulla Gurinderpal Singh, and SSP Sopore Iftkhar Talib were present during the operational review and field inspection.
The review comes ahead of the August 15 celebrations, with security agencies maintaining heightened alert and strengthening deployment, surveillance and checking measures across Kashmir.
