The Hindu : Kharge advises courses for police officers

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Tuesday, Feb 03, 2004

Karnataka

Karnataka

Kharge advises courses for police officers

By Our Special Correspondent

GULBARGA, FEB. 2. The Home Minister, M. Mallikarjun Kharge, today asked the top brass of the police to hold refresher courses for all senior officers to update their knowledge about changes in the laws, and various court rulings.

Participating in the passing out parade of the first batch of armed reserve constables at the police training centre at Naganalli near here, Mr. Kharge said there was an urgent need for police officers to update their knowledge about recent changes in the laws and judgments made by courts for effective investigation and filing of charge-sheets.

Mr. Kharge said defective charge-sheets were the reason for a majority of cases resulting in the acquittal of the accused. By keeping abreast of the latest changes, police officers could improve the conviction rate.

He said the police training centre at Naganalli, constructed at a cost of Rs. 20 crore and inaugurated last year by the Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, had been designed not only to train constables and police sub-inspectors, but also hold refresher courses for senior officers. The centre recently conducted refresher courses for senior police officers on terrorism by inviting guest speakers from throughout the country to update the officers' knowledge about recent anti-terrorism laws and the latest gadgets available for interrogation of apprehended terrorists and anti-social elements.

He said the police should utilise modern teaching facilities available at the training centre. While training the constables, the officials in charge of the centre should explain to them changes in the laws and rulings of courts and about the precautions to be taken at the time of arresting an accused and subsequent investigation.

Mr. Kharge said he was fortunate that he was able to participate in all the three functions — laying the foundation stone for the Police Training Centre, inauguration of the centre, and participating in the passing out parade of the first batch of 264 constables from 16 districts of the State.

Mr. Kharge told the new recruits that honesty should be the motto of every policeman and everybody should strive to root out corruption in the Police Department.

He said the transparent policy adopted for the recruitment of police constables and sub-inspectors by conducting a common entrance test (CET) had become a role model and several State governments had written to the State seeking details of the methods adopted for the recruitment of police constables and sub-inspectors.

The Minister gave away prizes to the best cadets. G.J. Satish of Mysore was the all-round best constable.

The Director-General of Police, CoD, Training, (Special Units and Economic Offences), S.N. Borkar, the Inspector-General of Police, Kempaiah, the Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory, Dr. Mohan, and the Superintendent of Police, K. Ramachandra Rao, were present.

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