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Special Investigation Units to be set up in Kashmir

Special Investigation Units (SIUs) will be set up in six districts of Kashmir for improving the investigation of terror cases. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has directed to set up SIUs in six valley districts.

As per Greater Kashmir, SIUs will be established in Srinagar district and south Kashmir’s districts of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Police Division Awantipora. Official order read, “To bring about qualitative improvement in investigation of terror cases so as to ensure that it leads to successful prosecution and conviction, it is imperative that a dedicated officer is made the investigating officer of the cases,” reads the order. “To this end, SIU is ordered to be established,” it adds.

The Special Investigation Units, order says, will be supervised by District SSPs concerned and will have Deputy Superintendent of Police as Chief Investigating Officer.

“The SIU shall investigate important and sensational cases of terror crime or narcotics only,” it says adding that the cases which are to be investigated by the SIU will be transferred to it by the DGP on recommendation of Zonal IGs concerned or otherwise. “The CIO and the core members of SIU shall not be deployed on any duty other than the investigation,” it further reads.