Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain said on July 1 that the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita provides a clear Legal Mandate to tackle cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior. He stated, “We are deeply aware that the responsibility now lies with us to ensure these reforms achieve their full potential. It casts an onerous responsibility on the J&K Police, which have been fighting terrorism for the last 35 years, depleting our core investigative foundation…The new laws demand more from our existing resources, requiring the strengthening of our verticals, primarily through embedding Law Officers in our core investigative framework. We have requested the Home Department to strengthen us with 321 Law Officers at various levels”. He stressed the importance of maintaining public peace and security to enable effective law enforcement and outlined measures such as enhanced training for investigating officers and the deployment of CCTV technology for real-time monitoring.