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Srinagar, Aug 4 (UNI) Asking all ranks in the force to respect human rights (HR), Director General (DG) of Jammu and Kashmir police Kuldeep Khoda said police could play a historic role in making the state peaceful.

He underlined the need of greater professional efficiency in all ranks of the police force and asked them to behave properly with members of the public and respect human rights under all circumstances while performing their duties.

Addressing the Police Darbar of the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch at District Police Lines Rajouri, Mr Khoda said the Jammu and Kashmir police is emerging as an elite force in the country and its officers and jawans have made supreme scacrifices to protect the life and property of the people during the last 18 years of militancy in the state.

He said that the state police is being modernized and the Rajouri Police Station will be developed into a model police Station and stressed the need for a women police station in the district.

Emphasizing upon strengthening of grievances and a redressal mechanism, the Director General of Police assured that a well monitored grievance cell would be raised for redressal of grievances. On the occasion, Mr Khoda praised the role of police in containing militancy and bringing peace in the state.

He said that peace has been possible only because of active involvement of the police in anti-militancy operations.

He said that a lot of transformation has taken placed in Jammu and Kashmir police since the inception of militancy. He said there has been tremendous improvement in the image of the police but at the same time there are certain areas whiere further improvement is required.

Refering to the police martyrs, Mr Khoda said that the scarifies made by the jawans and the officers of the Jammu and Kashmir police during past 18 years while fighting the militancy to protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country would be remembered and assured their families all support for the rehabilitation and welfare.

UNI