J&K Govt Approves Establishment Of State Investigation Agency

There will be two divisions - in terms of territorial division of jurisdiction of the SIA - one each for Jammu and Kashmir provinces.

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha (File Photo: PTI)

New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday approved the establishment of a State Investigation Agency (SIA) as the nodal agency to coordinate with the central probe agencies.

An official statement said the Administrative Council (AC), which met in Srinagar under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal of Home Department to create new posts under different categories for establishment of SIA in Jammu and Kashmir, IANS reported.

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There will be two divisions - in terms of territorial division of jurisdiction of the SIA - one each for Jammu and Kashmir provinces.

“Each province will be headed by one SSP rank officer,” the statement added.

The official statement further said: “The Administrative Council approved the creation of 252 posts in different categories including Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Senior Superintendents of Police (SSP), Superintendents of Police (SP), Deputy Director of Prosecution (DDP), Chief Prosecution Officers (CPO), Deputy Superintendents of Police (Dy.SP), Senior Prosecution Officers (Sr.PO), Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors (SI) among others.”

“The SIA will be the Nodal Agency for coordinating with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other central agencies, with the mandate to take such measures as may be necessary for speedy and effective investigation and prosecution of terrorism-related cases,” the statement added.