CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police on Thursday said the upgradation of its counter-terrorism capacity was high on its plans for 2018, as it was all set to press into operation a crack force, the Special Operation Group (SOG), which would be trained and equipped to be on par with the best special forces in the world.
Addressing a press meet, Director General of Police Suresh Arora said that taking note of the growing threat of radicalisation taking place on social media, Punjab Police was continuously augmenting its presence on such platforms.
“We intend to have our own Facebook, Twitter and You Tube accounts to interact directly with citizens, give timely responses to queries, provide a complaint-redressal mechanism, and showcase the good work done by the police. These accounts are all set to be launched this month,” he said.
Mr. Arora said during 2017, Punjab Police launched a sustained drive against terrorist elements and busted eight terrorist modules with the arrest of 47 persons and seizure of 43 weapons, including automatic weapons.
“Nearly 21 foreign handlers involved in providing logistical and financial support to these terrorist modules have also been identified. These modules were mainly being operationalised, networked and financed by operatives based in Europe, North America and West Asia, and were aimed at targeted killings of members of organisations associated with the minority community, in order to spread communal disharmony and revive terrorism in Punjab,” he pointed out.
