215 recruits inducted into J&K Police

Vijaypur (J&K): Pledging to serve the country even with their lives, 215 recruits on Tuesday joined the Jammu and Kashmir Police at a passing out parade here.

Director General of state police S P Vaid reviewed the attestation-cum-passing out parade of 187 trainees of third batch of police wireless basic training course and 28 trainees of second batch of basic recruit training course (BRTC) photography cadre.

The recruits hailing from different parts of the state had undergone training at the Police Technical Training Institute (PTTI) in Samba district.

"It is a great pleasure that you are joining the police force which has made a name for itself owing to its huge sacrifices in the fight against terrorism over the last 30 years," Vaid said while addressing the recruits after inspecting the parade and taking salute at the march past presented by them.

"As many as 1,660 policemen have sacrificed their lives in the proxy war to maintain peace and safeguard the lives and property of the people in the state. The loss is double than what we suffered in the Kargil war," he said.

The DGP said no police force in the world has faced such a situation for so long which has made the state police a unique and most respected force in the country.

Asking the policemen to work with dedication and devotion, he said drug menace has achieved alarming proportions in the state and all stakeholders need to join hands to meet the challenge.

"We have registered 453 cases and booked 645 persons under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act this year. Drug de-addiction centres have been opened at various places,

including the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu, while more such centres are being set up in other district headquarters," Vaid said.