Sabitha tells DGPs to exchange terror info

 Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy on Wednesday suggested a concerted joint police effort and mutual exchange of information between the states to contain terrorist, organised crime module and fundamentalism in the country. 

Addressing a conference of Directors General of Police of five south Indian states at the Juibilee Hall here, Sabitha suggested that unless there is an exchange of vital intelligence and information about terrorist and disruptive activities in any part of the country, it will be difficult to establish law and order in any part of the country.

 This is the third such conference of DGPs of the south Indian states. Besides Andhra Pradesh, DGPs of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry were expected to take part in the conference along with their teams of CID and intelligence officers. The first such conference was held in Tamil Nadu in August 2008 followed by Kerala in 2009.

 The purpose of the conference is to exchange information and extend mutual cooperation among the southern states to eliminate extremism.

 Andhra Pradesh DGP Girish Kumar said several Maoist groups with various nomenclature and identities are working in the Southern states. A joint operation or an exchange of information about their existence and movement is required to nab them.

 Several top ultras have been nabbed in Andhra Pradesh on the basis of crucial intelligence information received by the state from its neighbours and the Centre, he added.

 Besides DGP Girish Kumar, the conference was attended by Tamil Nadu DGP Ms T Letika Saran, Kerala DGP Jocob Punzu, and S T Ramesh, DGP of Karnataka.

 The day-long deliberations are expected to include ways to collaborate on tackling white collar offences, cyber crimes, fake Indian currency notes, narcotics and psychotropic substances.