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Director General of Police O. P. Singh will chair the session on a deep review of organised crime, narcotics control, cybercrime prevention, and strategic public communication, with an emphasis on making policing more proactive, intelligence-driven, and people-centric.
Chandigarh: The senior leadership of Haryana Police will assemble at the Haryana Police Academy (HPA), Madhuban, today for a high-level strategy session aimed at consolidating operational learnings from 2025 and setting the crime-control and public communication roadmap for 2026.
Director General of Police O. P. Singh will chair the meeting. It will bring together ADGPs, IGs, Commissioners of Police, Range DIGs and Superintendents of Police from all districts, marking one of the most comprehensive internal reviews of the year.
According to officials, the session will focus on identifying tactical improvements and policy innovations based on field experiences, emerging crime patterns and evolving policing challenges. The agenda includes an in-depth review of organised crime, narcotics control, cybercrime prevention, and strategic public communication, with an emphasis on making policing more proactive, intelligence-driven, and people-centric.
Focus on Extortion, Contract Killings
With a noticeable rise in extortion rackets and contract killings — often coordinated through mobile phones and social media accounts operated from jails or from abroad — the leadership will deliberate on new preventive frameworks. Discussions are expected to centre on targeted surveillance, actionable intelligence-sharing, tighter coordination with prison authorities, and the expanded use of digital forensics to trace and dismantle extortion networks at their source.
Anti-Narcotics Push to Intensify
Building on Haryana Police’s anti-narcotics campaign that has drawn nationwide attention for its scale and innovation, 2026 will see a sharper focus on breaking organised drug cartels operating across district and inter-state borders. The meeting will assess operations in hotspot districts along the Punjab, Rajasthan, and Delhi borders and explore enhanced coordination with agencies such as the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), the Border Security Force (BSF), and neighbouring state police units. Best practices from the field — including the use of drones for surveillance and digital tracking of supply chains — will be shared during the session.
Cybercrime and Tech-Driven Policing
The rapid evolution of digital fraud and cyber-enabled offences will be another key focus area. Senior officers will present case studies of successful crackdowns in 2025 and propose measures to strengthen cyber police stations, integrate AI-based data analytics, and expand capacity-building for investigators. The 2026 roadmap is expected to focus on citizen awareness campaigns, digital hygiene, and quicker redressal through cyber helplines.
Security Hotspots Under Review
The meeting will also review crime and security trends that shaped 2025, including the presence of terror cells and radical elements in parts of the Mewat region, grenade incidents in select areas, and the movement of narcotics and contraband through border districts adjoining Punjab and Rajasthan. Urban extortion and organised crime rackets in metropolitan zones such as Gurugram, Faridabad and Sonepat will also be examined in detail.
An integrated intelligence grid, combining human intelligence with digital inputs, will be outlined. District SPs are expected to present data-backed assessments of local hotspots and the effectiveness of district-level interventions.
‘Show and Tell’ Policing Philosophy
A key theme of the Madhuban deliberations will be the evolving philosophy of “Show (Action) and Tell (Communication)”. The leadership will discuss how visible, decisive enforcement must be complemented by transparent and timely communication to build public trust. The Public Relations Wing and district media cells are likely to be directed to strengthen citizen outreach, digital storytelling and rapid, factual responses to misinformation.
The DGP is expected to issue strategic directives at the conclusion of the brainstorming session, aligning Haryana Police’s 2026 priorities around a three-pronged focus: law enforcement excellence, institutional synergy, and trust-building with citizens. Officials said the outcomes of the Madhuban session will feed directly into the State’s Annual Policing Plan and form the basis for district-wise operational targets in the coming year.
