Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy will attend a high level Southern Regional Police Coordination Conference with southern states police and intelligence heads to tackle terrorism, Maoism, narcotics, cybercrime and organised criminal networks at TGICCC on Friday.
Telangana police department in coordination with southern states police heads has organized the first ever conference to strengthen inter-state policing, improve intelligence sharing and intensify joint operations against organised criminal networks.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will attend the meeting as the chief guest, said Telangana Director General of Police C. V. Anand, on Thursday.
The meeting will bring together all the DGPs, IGs, of central investigative, intelligence and security agencies, including the Intelligence Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), National Investigation Agency (NIA), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), said Telangana DGP.
“We still explore ways to strengthen coordinated enforcement and joint operations against criminal networks that exploit jurisdictional boundaries,” CV Anand further said.
DGP CV Anand informed that the implementation of the new criminal laws introduced across the country will also be discussed, along with coastal security, road accident prevention and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in policing.
He also said that eith cyber-enabled fraud, organised criminal activity and drug networks increasingly requiring coordinated responses, the conference is intended to provide a platform for senior police officers to assess existing challenges and identify practical measures for more effective interstate coordination cooperation to tackle various situations.
Senior police officials from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, along with representatives from the Union Territories of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry and Lakshadweep, are expected to participate in the high level meet, Anand added.
Anand explained, stating “our primary objective is to strengthen coordination among police forces across state borders, share best practices and formulate coordinated strategies to tackle crimes that extend beyond individual jurisdictions.”
Terrorism, Maoist activities, drug trafficking, inter-state cybercrime, organised crime and financial offences will figure prominently on the agenda.
The meeting will review the movement of criminal gangs across state borders, mechanisms for exchanging information on wanted criminals, and difficulties encountered by investigating officers when cases involve multiple jurisdictions, DGP said.
Improving inter-state intelligence sharing and streamlining cooperation during investigations will be key areas of discussion.
The meeting comes amid the growing need for State police forces and Central agencies to work together to exchange actionable intelligence and coordinate investigations to prevent criminals from using state borders to evade detection, a press release issued by TG-DGP stated.
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