Srinagar: The Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh on Tuesday stressed upon the establishment of new Special Operation Group (SOG)amps, Nakas and bunkers in Kishtwar.

He also advised the forces deployed in the district to work in coordination in order to kill the militants. He further said that noose must be tightened against the militants and their overground workers.

DGP hailed the forces for bringing change in Kishtwar, and said that militancy shall be wiped out from the district.

On Tuesday, Singh with top police officers, visited Kishtwar, where he held review meetings to take stock of the preparedness for the parliamentary elections with officers and addressed police, army and other officers deployed in connection with Lok Sabha polls.

DGP was accompanied by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu, IGP CRPF and IGP BSF Jammu.

During his visit to the far-flung areas of the district including Marwah, Dachan and later Kishtwar, he met local police, paramilitary and civil officers.

Addressing the officers at District Police Office Complex Kishtwar, DGP impressed upon the officers to dispose of the cases on a fast track basis and keep crime index check and also enhance public relations.

“The district has been militancy infested but the sacrifices of police and other security forces brought change and the remaining militancy shall be wiped out from the district,” he said.

DGP in his address further stated that because of the safe and secure environment of the region, projects are being executed and development is taking place in the region for which credit goes to Police, Army, BSF, and CRPF who have worked as a team and accomplished the mission of establishing the peace.

He paid tributes to the slain forces personnel and said that Jammu and Kashmir Police has earned a good name at the national level due to their sacrifices for the nation.

The interaction meeting was attended by Munish Kumar Sinha, IGP Jammu Zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, DIG DKR Range, Angrez Singh Rana, Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Shakti K. Pathak, SSP Kishtwar, Addl. SP Kishtwar and other officers of Army and CAPF.

The officers of Army, CRPF and jurisdictional officers gave their inputs regarding various issues in these meetings.