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Facing challenges of drugs, gangsters , terrorism: Punjab DGP Suresh Arora

On Friday, the DGP will hold a meeting with residents of various villages in the district.

Updated on: Jul 14, 2017, 18:18:26 IST
Hindustan Times, Sangrur | By , Sangrur
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Punjab director general of police (DGP) Suresh Arora on Thursday said there are three major challenges before the Punjab Police — drug menace, gangsters and radical-sponsored terrorism.

Punjab director general of police (DGP) Suresh Arora. (HT Photo)
Punjab director general of police (DGP) Suresh Arora. (HT Photo)

“These three challenges demand more focus and the state police are seriously working on them,” said Arora while talking to reporters here.

The DGP earlier held a meeting with top officials of the district police here. Inspector general (IG-Patiala) AS Rai, deputy inspector general (DIG) Sukhchain Singh Gill were also present, besides district senior superintendent of police (SSP) Mandeep Singh Sidhu.

“The main agenda of the meeting was to discuss the law and order situation. We also discussed drugs, gangsters, and performance of police officials,” he said.

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On Friday, the DGP will hold a meeting with residents of various villages in the district.