Eastern regional police co-ordination meeting discusses rooting naxalism

Police officials of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, and Chhatisgarh along with that from central forces Friday held a discussion on various issues, including rooting out naxalism within a time frame. Officials from CRPF, SSB, IB, and ED joined them at the eastern regional police co-ordination meeting here.

The meeting discussed co-ordination among bordering states and launching an aggressive campaign against extremists, sharing information, knowing and arresting inter-state crime organizations involved in bank and jewelry robberies, controlling cybercrime, liquor, and drug peddlers.

A press statement quoting Jharkhand Director General of Police D K Pandey said stress was laid on underlining anti-Naxal campaign along the border, controlling extremism and rooting them out phase-wise within a time frame.

He also called upon to curb cybercrime, organized crime and illegal SIM cards on the bordering areas. Pandey also suggested a meeting of eastern cybercrime coordination committee on the lines of eastern regional police co-ordination meeting. Giving details on the border area development plan, the Jharkhand DGP suggested a technical change for impactful action against Naxalites.

He stressed upon coordination between police SPs, Dy SPs, inspectors and police station in-charges and keeping a strong vigil on Naxal activities and free-flow of information.

The DGP also stressed upon setting up of joint inter-state interrogation team. The Jharkhand DGP suggested organizing the next eastern regional police co-ordination meeting" by Kolkata police in the first week of December.

Kuldip Singh, the Special Director General, Central Zone, Kolkata stressed upon strengthening the information mechanism at the local level and inflicting impactful action against the left-wing extremism.

For this, he said coordination between inter-states along with CRPF was required. Alok Raj, Additional Director General (Law and Order), Bihar commended Jharkhand police for joint operations along with Bihar on border areas and hurting Naxalites financially.