Srinagar, February 21(KMW): Director General Prisons, J&K, Dilbag Singh visited the sensitive Central Jail Srinagar today to assess the security situation. He was accompanied by DIG Prisons, Dr. Mohd Sultan Lone, SSP Srinagar Imtiaz Ismail Parray, SP Hazratbal Amod Nagpure, Commandant 82 Bn. CRPF R. Balakrishna, Staff Officer to DG Prisons S.A Beig and Superintendent Central Jail Mukesh Kumar Kakkar, SDPO Khanyar Raja Zuhaib and SHO Rainawari Police Station Inspector J.P. Singh and others.
Singh inspected the infrastructure as well open area available inside and outside boundary wall to ensure better security arrangements and appropriate security precautions in view of the location of the Jail which is situated in the densely populated Rainawari on one side and Badamwari on the other. A high level meeting among the officers present was held in the office chamber of Superintendent Jail wherein basic infrastructure and gadgetry requirements were discussed and immediate security measures for long term improvement were identified and discussed. The DGP directed the oficers to be extra vigilant and alert in view of the sensitivity of the Institution and present security scenario in the valley. This was the first visit of Dilbag Singh to Central Jail Srinagar after taking over as Head of the Prison Department. With today’s visit, he has completed security review of all the Jails located in Kashmir valley for the last three days camping in Srinagar.