Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday conducted a comprehensive mock drill at a border police post along the Indo-Pak border in Samba district as part of an initiative to strengthen border security and operational preparedness, officials said.
The drill was led by Samba Additional Superintendent of Police and attended by the Samba Deputy Superintendent of Police, Special Operation Group (SOG) and the Incharge of Mawa Border Police Post. During the exercise, participating personnel were briefed about their respective roles during an emergency, including the duties of sentries deployed at the Border Police Post, their course of action upon detecting suspicious movement or an attack, and the role of the LMG post and sentry. The initiative is aimed at facilitating easy access to police for farmers, residents and other members of the public so that they can promptly report any suspicious movement, activity or unidentified persons noticed in their vicinity, they added.
The personnel were also sensitised about the timely activation of the alarm system and technical monitoring of the entire operation by dedicated police personnel, they said. Emphasis was on immediate dissemination of information to SOG, police control rooms of Samba and Jammu and adjoining districts, they said. Samba Police also displayed the contact number of PCR Samba at water pump sheds located in agricultural fields in villages falling under the jurisdiction of BPP, they said.
