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The plan is to recruit members from within the jurisdiction of each police station to form a team and entrust patrolling, says Rajesh B. Nair After remaining on paper for over two years, the Police Department now plans to revive the Special Friends of Police (SFP) scheme in Puducherry region. The police had worked out a detailed plan on how to implement the SFP scheme in 2005 but it had never materialised owing to several factors. Shortly after taking charge last month Director-General of Police A. S Khan had stressed the need for communit y policing. “We have started an internal discussion on how to revive the scheme. The blue print of the scheme is ready and all we need to do is to set the ball in motion,” Chhaya Sharma, Senior Superintendent of Police, Law and Order, said. The scheme was mooted by the Department to create a mechanism whereby the police and the public would work in tandem to prevent crime. The plan was to recruit members from within the jurisdiction of each police station to form a team. The team would be entrusted with the task of patrolling in their locality. The other task of the SFP team according to the manual prepared by the department would be to conduct checks in cinema halls on eve-teasers and black marketers. They would also visit the scene of crime and assist the police in collecting vital clues to crack the case. The SFP members would also be deployed for traffic duties and to perform law and order duties during important events in their locality. They can also be utilised to organise peace committee meetings during times of crisis. Chhaya Sharma said as and when the scheme was renewed, the services of the SFP would be used to identify tenants and domestic servants. The members’ services can also be utilised for better liaison with senior citizens, she said, adding that the Police Department had already collected a list of elderly persons living alone in the town and its suburbs. Their services could be made use of to implement crime prevention methods such as creating awareness of better techniques to avoid house break-ins and vehicle thefts. The members can also be utilised to identify trouble makers in their area, the manual said. The department had proposed strict guidelines to be followed in the recruitment of members. The manual said every member of SFP should be a resident of the locality. Apart from having a clean image, the person should be literate and have attained the age of 18. They should not be a member or supporter of any political party, it added. She said the police would make an appeal through the media to seek applications from interested individuals. The Special Branch would scrutinise the applications before issuing the identity cards. The duration of appointment would be for a year but a review would be done at the end of six months, she said. The members would not be allowed to use their title on visiting cards and display it on name boards or vehicle number plates, the manual said. Those members who were found to be performing well would be recommended for cash awards, the manual added. Another part of community policing that the police have decided to give thrust to was self defence programme for girl students launched last year. As many as 450 students from ten institutions have been covered. Around 200 NSS volunteers would be given training in martial arts in a few days, Senior Superintendent of Police said.
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