Summary:
“It has been observed that some SPOs are performing the PSO duties with protected persons, which is not in accordance with the security norms. They are not trained to perform the PSO duties,” the directions from (additional DGP) Muneer Khan read. In the fallout of a Special Police Officer (SPO) decamping with nine service rifles in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday barred all SPOs from performing duties of personal security guards to VIPs. The district police have been asked to furnish the list of the withdrawn SPOs to the Srinagar police headquarters by Friday. In a written communique, the additional director general of police (DGP) ordered the immediate withdrawal of SPOs except for SPO drivers from performing the duties of personal security officers (PSO) to protected persons..