August 26:``As a part of its public outreach programme, police public interaction meeting was facilitated at DPL Bandipora while following social distancing norms and other protocols.

The meeting was chaired by SSP Bandipora Shri Rahul Malik-IPS accompanied by DySP Hqr, DySP DAR & SHO Police station Bandipora. The interaction meeting was attended by respectable citizens including Traders Federation and other civil society members of the area.

During the meeting, participants raised various issues. They were assured by the chairing officers that their genuine issues pertaining to police will be redressed on priority and the issues pertaining to civil administration will be taken up with the concerned departments for their early redressal.

The participants were also assured that police is working continuously to curb the offences and requested to extend their cooperation in eradicating other social crimes from the area. The main aim of these meetings is to facilitate interaction with community members and redress their grievances so as to create cordial police-public relationship.

The participants in the meeting assured their full cooperation to police in tackling social evils and adherence to the guidelines as well as health advisories issued by civil administration & health department from time to time in view of Covid-19 pandemic.```