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| Major Events Vol. 3 Issue No. 29 | June 16-30, 2007 |
Police forces of NE for joint action Police forces of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland have decided to launch joint operations to deal with the trans-border movement of militants. This decision was taken in a meeting of the heads of the police forces of the States held at the Assam Police headquarter. The meeting, which was also attended by the GOC of the 4 Corps of the Army and officials of the Central paramilitary forces besides the senior police officials of the concerned states including the range DIGs, discussed the problems of trans-border movement of the militants and tried to evolve strategies to deal with the problem. Police sources said that whenever pressure is mounted on the militants in one area, they cross over to other States. Sources pointed out that the militants belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) very often cross over to the neighbouring tates whenever the security forces mount pressure on them. The DGs of the police forces of Nagaland, Arunachal and Meghalaya admitted that movements of militants to their States often lead to problems. Sources revealed that though sharing of intelligence between the police forces of the region started earlier, there were some operational problems, which put the militants in an advantageous position. Earlier, whenever the SP of any district of Assam came to know about the movement of militants in any part of the neighbouring states, he would have to inform the SP of the concerned district of the state to take action. On very few occasions, joint operations were launched. But today’s meeting, after a thorough discussion, decided to launch joint operation whenever necessary. Sources pointed out that now whenever, a district police chief gets information about movements of militants in the neighbouring states, he would be able to go for launching joint operations after informing the concerned SP. Sources revealed that for better coordination among the states, the meeting decided that the SPs of the bordering districts and the concerned range DIGs would maintain regular coordination and share information and intelligence inputs to deal with the problem of trans-border movement of the militants. Sources disclosed that at present, the Army is operating only in a 20 kilometer belt in Arunachal Pradesh along the border with Assam. Sources said that the Army cannot launch counter-insurgency operations beyond that point as the Government of India would have to declare Arunachal Pradesh as a Disturbed state for Army operations in the entire state. Though it is now a well-established fact that militants belonging to the ULFA take shelter in Arunachal Pradesh, the Government of India has not yet taken any decision to declare the entire State as Disturbed area. |
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