Amit Shah reiterates end of Naxal menace by March end

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday attended the 79th Raising Day celebrations of Delhi Police. Shah also inaugurated the first phase of the Safe City Project and laid the foundation stone for a Delhi Police Special Cell Integrated Headquarters. Speaking on the occassion, Amit  Shah said, the Special Cell of Delhi Police has played a crucial role in investigating narcotics syndicates, fake Indian currency rackets and cybercrime cases, besides probing several major terror incidents across the country. He said the modern Integrated Command Control Communication and Computer Centre, built at a cost of approximately 857 crore rupees, is being dedicated to the people of Delhi.Shah has said that after the abrogation of Article 370, the violence in Kashmir, North-East and Maoist-affected areas has been reduced by 80%. He said that the day is not far when these areas will be completely free from violence.

एक भी घुसपैठिया सीमा पार न कर पाए, ऐसा सशक्त सुरक्षा तंत्र बनाना हमारा संकल्प है। pic.twitter.com/ML4oDlCTkI

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 16, 2026

On the occasion, Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha said that under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Delhi Police had seized over six thousand kilograms of narcotic substances last year as part of its intensified anti-drug operations. He said the Special Cell of Delhi Police, in coordination with central agencies, is actively working on a list of 32 fugitive criminals operating from abroad. The Police Commissioner Commissioner said that the Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to begin registering suo motu FIRs in cyber fraud cases involving amounts of more than one lakh rupees.
The Integrated Special Cell Headquarters will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs345 crore and is set to become one of the country’s most advanced centres to combat narcotics trafficking and terrorism. The state-of-the-art complex will be equipped with a modern indoor firing range, a war room, a cyber lab, training halls and a range of advanced equipment to enhance operational efficiency. He said, it will emerge as an ideal Special Cell Headquarters for the police departments across the country.