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J&K govt disbands SOG
February 24, 2003 20:39 IST
Fulfilling its election promise just two days before the Pampore assembly bypoll, the PDP-led government in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday disbanded the controversial Special Operations Group of the local police.
A government order directed assimilation of SOG personnel into the regular force.
It directed the post of Superintendent of Police (Operations) in the districts�be abolished and re-designated as Additional Superintendents of Police.
The concerned district SPs would henceforth be incharge of all�counter insurgency operations in their areas of jurisdiction, the order said.
The SOG was unpopular and accused of extra-judicial killings, extortion and�abductions.
The PDP had promised to disband the group�and had been drawing flak for not fulfilling�this pre-poll promise.
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