Kashmir: 50 % posts Lying Vacant in Women Police Stations

Kashmir:  Fifty percent posts Lying vacant in women police    Stations

Srinagar: At least fifty percent posts in three Women police stations of Kashmir are lying vacant.

As per the information provided by the Jammu and Kashmir Police department in an RTI reply to an information seeker, Raman Sharma,  it’s been revealed that almost 50 percent posts of different ranks lying vacant in these three Women Police Stations including WPs Anantnag, Baramulla and WP Srinagar.

As per the data provided by the District Police Srinagar, the sanctioned strength of the staff at women police station Srinagar is 49 whereas the posted strength is just 27 having a clear deficiency of 22 officers. One post each of Sub Inspector, Assistant Sub-Inspector and  Head Constable lying vacant besides 14 posts of constables also lying vacant. 

Similarly, in the women police station Baramulla, against the sanctioned strength of 52, there are only 16 police officers deputed in the P/S leaving a huge deficiency of  36 personals, however 4 SPOs have also been deputed in this police station though there is no sanctioned post of SPO. One post of each Inspector and ASI lying vacant in this police station, 26 posts of constables and 7 followers are also unfilled.

In Women Police Station Anantnag also there is deficiency of at least 22 police officers including 1 inspector, one  SI. Three Posts of Head constable, and 18 posts of constables are also vacant in the Police station. Here also 5 SPOs have been adjusted against unsanctioned posts.

It is pertinent to mention here that in other three Women Police stations falling in Jammu region, including WPs Gandhi Nagar, Udhampur and Rajouri also there are at least   57 vacancies of officers and Jawans out of total sanctioned strength of 152.