Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the Conference on ‘PRAHAAR - CT Policy and Strategy’ today in New Delhi. The Conference deliberated upon the seven pillars of PRAHAAR including Prevention, Response, Aggregating Internal Capacities, Human Rights, Attenuating Conditions for Terrorism, Aligning International Efforts and Recovery &Resilience through a whole-of-society approach. The Conference was attended by Union Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary, Heads of CAPFs/CPOs, DGsP of 15 States, ATS Chiefs of all the States/UTs in person while other State DGsP and cutting-edge police officers joined the Conference virtually.

In his address, Union Home Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Government of India has adopted a 'zero-tolerance' policy against all forms and manifestations of terrorism.He also stressed on the need for consistent efforts to strengthen and improvise the PRAHAAR strategy through a continuous analysis of terror incidents and establishing a strong and concrete PRAHAAR mechanism for the next 10 years. Focussing on percolation of the tenets of PRAHAAR up to the Thana level, he impressed upon adopting a proactive approach towards every aspect of the PRAHAAR initiative. Mentioning various steps undertaken for mitigating terrorist threats, he advocated institutionalising an automated counter terrorism response at every level of the framework. Impressing upon the necessity of result-oriented approach towards each pillar of PRAHAAR, he called for coordination among the stakeholders to prevent any delay in action. Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said, from 2019 to 2026, the Modi Govt. successfully brought back 288 fugitive criminals to India from 36 countries.  As a result of better coordination among agencies, more than 40 modules of Shahzad Bhatti network involved in cross-border smuggling of weapons, explosives and narcotics were busted, more than 100 FIRs were registered and 350 individuals were arrested across 15 states. He said, at the same time, Modi Govt. declared Shahzad Bhatti network a terrorist organisation under UAPA.

Union Home Minister also launched a new Extradition Portal, which will synergise and expedite the efforts to bring back fugitives from abroad. He exhorted the State Police Forces to establish dedicated teams for working in tandem with the Central agencies to bring back fugitives from abroad.

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