97 new VDG groups to fortify security grid in J&K's Reasi

JAMMU: Reasi Police person formed 97 caller Village Defence Guard (VDG) groups to fortify the district’s village-level defence grid. As portion of the information augmentation plan, arsenic galore arsenic 726 aged VDG unit person been replaced, and 1,902 further members person been recruited crossed existing VDG groups, Reasi SSP Paramvir Singh said Thursday.The SSP was addressing an enactment betwixt apical territory constabulary brass and VDG groups astatine Arnas. A ample gathering of VDGs, galore of whom had arrived from distant hamlets, participated successful the predisposition programme.The SSP reviewed the ongoing deployment, operational readiness and wide preparedness of VDGs to tackle information situations successful the district. He besides evaluated the VDGs’ firing and weapon-handling skills and learnt astir their acquisition with the Army and the CRPF, serving arsenic their nodal constituent arsenic per SOP.SSP Singh underscored the value of continuous training, adjacent coordination, and operational practice among VDGs and information agencies, peculiarly successful Reasi’s distant and delicate regions. He besides heard the grievances and issues raised by VDGs and assured them of prompt, fair, and time-bound redressal.