Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the North-East and Maoist-affected areas has reduced by 80 per cent following the abrogation of Article 370, asserting that complete peace in these regions is within reach.
Addressing the 79th Raising Day celebrations of Delhi Police, Shah said Maoist insurgency, once spread across 11 states, had long posed a serious internal security challenge.
“The day is not far when these areas will be completely free from violence,” he said, linking the improvement in the security situation to sustained efforts under the Narendra Modi government.
On the occasion, the Home Minister laid the foundation stone for the Delhi Police Special Cell Integrated Headquarters, aimed at strengthening policing in the national capital. The complex will be constructed at an estimated cost of ₹345 crore and is expected to become one of the country’s most advanced centres to combat narcotics trafficking and terrorism.
Shah said the state-of-the-art facility would include a modern indoor firing range, a war room, a cyber laboratory, training halls and advanced equipment to enhance operational efficiency. He added that it would serve as a model Special Cell headquarters for police departments across the country.
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Highlighting the role of the Special Cell, he said it has been instrumental in probing narcotics syndicates, fake Indian currency rackets and cybercrime cases, besides investigating several major terror incidents nationwide.
Referring to broader reforms, Shah said that over the past eleven years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, significant milestones had been achieved, including the introduction of three new criminal laws.
The Home Minister also inaugurated the first phase of the Safe City Project. He said the Integrated Command, Control, Communication and Computer Centre, built at a cost of approximately ₹857 crore, was being dedicated to the people of Delhi to strengthen surveillance and emergency response systems.
Speaking at the event, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said that under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, the force had seized over 6,000 kilograms of narcotic substances last year as part of intensified anti-drug operations.
He added that the Special Cell, in coordination with central agencies, was working on a list of 32 fugitive criminals operating from abroad, and that two offenders had been successfully extradited to India last year.
In a significant step against cybercrime, Golcha said Delhi Police had become the first force in the country to register suo motu FIRs in cyber fraud cases involving amounts exceeding ₹1 lakh, aimed at dismantling organised cybercrime networks.
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