Key Takeaways
- The drone challenges facing Jammu and Kashmir police require specialized training and equipment.
- Officers learned to collect and preserve digital evidences from drones for forensic analysis.
- Mitigation strategies focus on detection, response, and legal handling of border drone dropping incidents.
Jammu: Continuing its drive to make the cops aware of the latest challenges and to educate the investigating officers to address the ever growing issue of drones, an elaborate presentation was made on Monday at District Police Office in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Rajouri-Poonch Range, Dr. Mohd Haseeb Mughal.
SSP Poonch, Vinay Shrama welcomed the officers and threw light on the drone challenges and problems being faced by the investigating officers.
The DIG presented a detailed presentation on the drone introduction about its features, working and control.
The pictures and videos-documentaries of the drone threats were displayed during the presentation while drone dropping in the border areas were shown to the officers to sensitize them on ground challenges, said the spokesman.
Mitigation measures available to counter the Drone challenges were also discussed with the officers so as to prepare them for the field challenges-investigation, he added.
He further said that besides, it was also demonstrated to the officers that while handling the Drone, as an evidence what precautions are required to be taken, how to proceed for identification, preservation and collection of forensic evidences.
Dr Mughal also highlighted the role of Drone-challenges Awareness in current scenario and urged the participants to understand the fundamentals of Drone technology in order to stay relevant in the present times.
He stressed on the need of understanding the ever increasing ambit of border issue vis-a-vis Drone dropping and related crimes.
Police officers need to upgrade their knowledge and practical skills to investigate such crime, he added.
The DIG briefed the gathering about the Digital evidences available with a Drone, how to Collect/Preserve, Analyze and utilize them for substantiating the offences during investigation of the Cases.
He also emphasized that such presentations for upkeep of knowledge and skill will be a regular feature of RPHQ Rajouri so as to equip the field officers to tackle unprecedented technological challenges-crimes in future.
SSP Poonch thanked the DIG RP Range for making such a valuable and information packed presentation for Poonch Police officers.
