Jalandhar: Ruling out the possibility of revival of terrorism in the state, Director General of Police, Punjab Suresh Arora today said that the vigilant Police with the active support of general public would maintain peace and amity at every cost.
Interacting with the media persons after presiding over a function to mark 58th Police Commemoration day here today at the PAP Stadium, the DGP said that black days would never be allowed to return back in the state. He said that wise people of state fully understand that the terrorism was not in the interest of the state so they would never support any such action. Arora said that only few people with vested interest were in favor of terrorism while majority of the people of the state were deadly against it.
Asked to comment on the handing over the probe of RSS leader’s killing in Ludhiana to National Investigative Agency (NIA), the DGP said that this would help in unifying the investigation being carried out by the security agencies. He said that under the NIA all the security agencies would make a concerted effort to ensure that the perpetrators of this crime were brought to the book. Arora said that the idea behind handing over the case to NIA was to hatch the bigger conspiracy behind this killing.
The DGP said that the Punjab Police would extend fulsome support and cooperation to the premier investigative agency for probing the matter. He said that the initial investigations in this case has revealed that the modus operandi of this case was different from that of murder of Mata Chand Kaur of Namdhari sect but was similar to killing of RSS leader at Jalandhar and Pastor’s killing in Ludhiana. Arora also said that the there might be involvement of some people from abroad in this case.
On another query related to the pro-Khalistani posters in some part of the state, the DGP said that the Police was looking into the matter. He said that such incidents were a challenge to the state Police and we accept it. Arora said that the state Police would make
strenuous efforts to ensure that peace, amity, law and order was maintained in the state at every cost.
Earlier, addressing the gathering during the commemoration day function, the DGP recalled that stellar role of the Punjab police in preserving the hard earned peace of the state besides safeguarding the unity and integrity of the country. He said that it was a matter of great pride for the Punjab Police that from 1981 to 2017, 2719 Police officers/ officials of the state Police have sacrificed their lives for the sake of country. Arora said that the supreme sacrifice of these martyrs would ever inspire the younger generation of Police officers/ officials to sacrifice their lives at the altar of the motherland.
The DGP also hailed the decision of the Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to restore the special family pension of the officers martyred during operations against the terrorism. He said that the families would get the full pension, instead of that cut in year 2014, along with the facility of Red Card. Arora said that the Punjab Police would ever remain indebted to its illustrious heroes, who brought laurels for the Police force through their gallantry deeds.
On the occasion, the DGP also inspected the Guard of honour and paid homage to the martyrs.
