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An ideal getaway for frazzled policemen

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, FEB. 18. The new Jeevanbima Nagar Police Station matches the upmarket neighbourhood adjoining Indiranagar. Inside, it looks more like a corporate office than the typical police station.

There is modular office space with provision for computers that will one day replace manual paperwork. There is also space for keeping files. The lockup has an attached toilet; to prevent bad odour and arrested persons from escaping.

The police station has been built with space for keeping seized vehicles besides a parking lot for the staff vehicles.

The reception area comes as a pleasant change for the distressed complaints. A full-length mirror has been provided for policemen to make sure they look smart. There is a large locker room. The Home Minister, Mallikarjun Kharge, inaugurated the building on Wednesday.

Mr. Kharge said the Government had spent Rs. 49 crore on modernising the city police force. The Government was receiving support from the public in renovating the police stations.

S. Mariswamy, Commissioner of Police, said the city police would be well equipped by next year. He said renovation of all police stations in the city would be completed in two years.

The Minister for Social Welfare, A. Krishnappa, and the former MP, C.K. Jaffer Sharief, spoke.

The new building has been built by the State Police Housing Corporation at a cost of Rs. 19.6 lakh. The station was first inaugurated in 1978 at a residential premises.

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