State director general of Police Paramdeep Singh that the ultra groups like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) was being provided with funds through a leading money transfer agency and hawala operation.
Pakistan's ISI agency is making all-out efforts to revive terrorism in Punjab by providing funds to radical groups, state director general of Police Paramdeep Singh said here today.
Singh said that the ultra groups like Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) was being provided with funds through a leading money transfer agency and hawala operation.
Gill made the remarks on questions from media persons on the threat of return of terrorism in the state. He said the state police force was capable enough to thwart any evil designs of such forces.
As part of modernization of Punjab Police, hi-tech control rooms would be installed in five major cities of the state, Gill said.
"It has been decided to install hi-tech centralised control system in five major cities--Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda and Patiala--through which any distanced distress call could be responded to within a few minutes", Gill said adding that the control rooms would match the police communication system of any ultra modern cities like New York.
Regarding the modernisation of the state police, the DGP said ample fund was provided by the Centre for upgradation of the police and accordingly new equipments were being purchased and required training was being imparted to the personnel.
Regarding revival of Commissioner system in some of the cities in Punjab, the DGP said "only the state government is capable of answering the question but as far as I am concerned, I am in favour of such a system".
Asked about growing demoralisation at the lower ranks of Punjab Police due to inordinate delay in promotion, the DGP admitted there was some delay in promotion but claimed every hurdle has now been removed to end stagnation in the force.
When his reaction was sought on Union home minister P Chidambaram's statement that the state police force should not be used as "football" by their political masters, the DGP claimed there was no political pressure in Punjab and the police department was independent.
Gill claimed there was no spurt in the crime graph and admitted there was some social unrest in some of the districts, which was tackled in an intelligent manner by the concerned district heads of the police. On the prospects of change in the colour of uniform of the state police, the DGP said "I am very fond of khaki as I love it".
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