Shivamogga Police conducts campaign involving college students to bridge gap between police and society

The Shivamogga territory constabulary conducted a six-day run for younker titled ‘Samartha–Sethu’, with the nonsubjective of forming a radical of volunteers who tin span the spread betwixt the constabulary and society. Around 85 students from grade colleges successful the metropolis took portion successful the programme, designed and executed by the Shivamogga police.

In the programme, students attended classes which included some indoor and outdoor activities betwixt 6 a.m and 9.30 a.m. each day. They were introduced to the functioning of the police, arms and ammunition, responsibilities of the postulation police, value of laws framed with the volition to forestall crimes against children and women, self-defence skills, and catastrophe management, among others. Many of them visited constabulary stations for the archetypal clip successful their lives arsenic portion of the programme.

The students recovered it utile and the week they spent with the constabulary medication gave them a caller outlook connected the functioning of the police.

B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda, the Inspector-General of Police of the Eastern Range, who took portion successful the valedictory relation of the run connected Saturday (November 22), said helium was impressed by the students’ responses. “Through this activity, the Shivamogga constabulary person initiated enactment with the youth. I privation this continues and helps successful ensuring assemblage policing. We, policemen, tin service nine amended with the progressive information of the public,” helium opined.

G.K. Mithun Kumar, Shivamogga Superintendent of Police, said the programme, which was launched arsenic a character-building activity, was successful. “None of the students enrolled for the programme was absent for immoderate session. They showed their enthusiasm passim the run and remained energetic. We volition beryllium conducting galore much programmes similar this successful colleges and physique a assemblage which tin service arsenic a span betwixt nine and the police,” helium stated.

Additional Superintendent of Police S. Ramesh Kumar and Kashi of Samanvaya Trust were contiguous astatine the programme.