Mehbooba Mufti accident: Responded swiftly; some celebration claims not true: Police

Srinagar, Jan 12: Day after PDP President Mehbooba Mufti escaped unharmed in a highway accident, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday issued an announcement emphasizing the swift response and sturdy safety measures in place for the previous Chief Minister’s security.

“Ms. Mehbooba Mufti, a Z+ class protectee has an in depth and complex safety association designed to make sure her security always,” mentioned a police spokesman, in an announcement.

“Her safety element features a group of 34 personnel, led by a Chief Safety Officer of the rank of an Inspector. The safety posse contains Private Safety Officers (PSOs) and a Shut Proximity Crew of specifically educated personnel in shut fight. It additionally contains safety on transfer to make sure her safety on highway journeys. She is supplied double escort of eight personnel from paramilitary. Her residence at Khimber is guarded by a powerful contingent of paramilitary guard personnel. Her safety convoy contains a number of autos, together with a vehicle-mounted jammer to neutralize digital threats.”

“There was a swift response post-accident by JKP. An alternate car was deployed inside an hour. It’s noteworthy that the accident occurred at Bijbehara which is at a distance of roughly 50 kms from Srinagar from the place the Particular BP car was dispatched.”

The spokesman mentioned that a number of the claims made by the celebration within the open media about what’s a part of Z+ safety usually are not factually right.

“Ideally safety preparations of senior protected individuals usually are not mentioned within the public area. Nonetheless, it has develop into essential to reassure our protectees, together with celebration functionaries of PDP, that the safety preparations for Ms. Mufti had been and continues to be very a lot in place,” mentioned the spokesman.

He mentioned accidents “sadly are many a occasions resulting from unexpected elements and highway behaviour of different customers.”

Earlier, PDP normal secretary Mehboob Beg had that the administration had made “insufficient” preparations when Mehbooba, who has a Z+ safety cowl, was on her manner from Srinagar to south Kashmir.

In an announcement, Beg mentioned that Z+ safety protocols usually embrace an non-obligatory automotive within the escort, emphasizing a “severe lapse in preparedness that can’t be missed.”

He added that these lapses demand rapid consideration and clarification from the authorities to make sure the security and safety of our public leaders.