Tahir Mushtaq
Ramban:DD, Police today claimed to have launched a massive Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) at multiple locations in Banihal, and Gool of Ramban District in an effort to strengthen the security grid.
The operations were carried out in a well -coordinated manner under the close supervision of SSP Ramban, Arun Gupta.
In this operation, the joint teams of Ramban Police, Army, CRPF, and the units of SOG alongwith duty magistrates covering various sensitive localities.
The police teams were aimed at tracing out the suspicious activities of the relatives of the Jammu and Kashmir Natives Operating from Pakistan (JKNOPs) and verifying antecedents of suspected individuals, and tightening security around vulnerable areas.
During the operations, houses of relatives and known associates of active J&K-based terrorists operating from Pakistan and Overground workers (OGWs) were put to search.
The police teams thoroughly inspected multiple premises to ensure no anti-national or unlawful activities were being carried out or supported.
“Such operations are a part of ongoing preventive and intelligence-based measures to ensure that peace and stability in the region remain undisturbed,” said police in a statement to media.
Expressing commitment to neutralize any anti-national network and ensuring the safety of all citizens, the police have also appealed to the public at large to cooperate with law enforcement agencies.
The police have appealed to the people to share any valuable information regarding suspicious movements or persons in their areas, assuring that the identity of informants will be kept confidential.DD
Principal Correspondent