Thiruvananthapuram: In the midst of criticism of the way the police have dealt with several social problems and crime cases lately, a high-level meeting organized by the National Police Chief Anil Kant here on Friday discussed various problems and solutions for better police.
Overcoming senior police officers from the rank of SPS and on it, the State Police Chief said that the district police chief had a major role in ensuring the police were effective in the field.
He said that the police had to make sure to remove petitions related to cruelty towards women and SC and ST categories.
In complaints relating to domestic violence, the police must immediately conduct an investigation without fail, said Anil Kant.
In the early police attachment in the case of Anupama Chandran in the capital, quoting it as a family dispute, has spent heavy strength.
The behavior of members of the troops while dealing with the public is also a discussion point in the meeting.
The latest example of severe criticism from the High Court against the Pink Police and suicide of a law student in Aluva after visiting the police station, has come as a big shame in overall strength, even though instructions repeated from police officials from time to time to behave politely with the public.
Stressing that the investigation of Pocso cases must be resolved sequentially, the state police chief says that the district police chief must ensure to provide all necessary records in cases being tried.
He said that the police had to make their presence feel on the streets in the morning and evening and also had to ensure that the patrol that night was carried out effectively.
The police chief asked the officer to take fast and fast action in the petition received online.
The meeting also reviewed expenditure of plans and funds for the modernization of the police, and also took into account the ongoing various construction and projects.
Progress in the Initiative of the Community Police, including Janamythri, the Cadet of Student Police and Kadalora Jagratha Samithis, also reviewed at the meeting.
This for the first time in almost two years the Top Police Official Meeting was being physically held at the State Police Headquarters.
Since the pandemic broke out in the state, the police meeting was being carried out online.