Director General of Police S P Vaid on Wednesday formally opened the Police Golf Course for the season with a “Tee off,” a Police spokesman said.
He said the DGP was received by ADGP, Armed AK Choudhary and other senior police officers and a guard of honour was presented by a contingent of Armed Police.
The function was attended by ADGsP SJM Gillani, Abdul Ghani Mir, IGsP Jagjit Kumar, J.P Singh, Shafkat Ali Watali, Surinder Kumar Gupta, Ashkoor Ahmad Wani, and other serving, retired police officers.
Mementoes were presented to the golfers, who had made record in “Hole in One” by ADGP Armed. Those who were presented mementoes included Mir Mehmood, Ghulam Hassan Zargar and Sheikh Parvaiz.
Secretary Kashmir Golf Club Shabir Ahmad Bhat, along with his executive members, were also present on the Tee Off ceremony. The officers thanked Kashmir Golf Club for providing equipment, support and expertise to make the golf course more professional.
A cultural programme was also presented on the occasion by the artists of police cultural team.