Tech-savvy constables look for a promising career in police service

State ahead of others in adoption of e-governace tools

Gritty women trainee constables exhibiting their fighting skills during the passing out parade at the Police Training College in Ongole on Wednesday.

Tech-savvy trainee constables gear up for a promising career in police service as technology tools gain prominence in investigation of crime and tracking of criminals in Andhra Pradesh.

A group of trainees with computer science background are upbeat with the State police, which is relatively well-advanced compared to other States in the adoption of e-governace tools like the Electronic Computerized Operations for Police Services (e-COPS) for effective policing.

Policing is no longer the same as conventionally projected with the personnel giving on a hot chase to catch thieves on streets, they observe after getting a pat from none other than DGP M. Malakondiah for a smart turnout during the passing out parade of trainee constables held here on Wednesday.

As many as 432 of the 660 successful trainees are women at the Police Training College here.

Expressing concern over increase in the incidents of cyber-crime, the DGP observed misuse of the one-time password (OTP) of users of Internet banking service was the most common offence in, among other cities, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Guntur. The OTP should not be revealed even if a person claims to be a bank staff.

A post-graduate in computer applications, Vemula Rojani from a remote Kommuru village, near Kakumanu in neighbouring Guntur district, told

The Hindu : “I was thrilled getting trained on Crime and Criminal Network Tracking Systems (CCNTS) which is all set to revolutionalise crime detection.” She said those with IT background were at an advantageous position to handle the e-governance tools as the State police took to paperless policing. She is a product of the Bapatla Engineering college and was hoping to prove her mettle at the “Cyber-labs” being planned in all district headquarters.

During the nine-month long gruelling training programme, they emerged as leaders and helped fellow constable trainees with non-IT background understand the e-governance tools.

Another trainee constable K.S.S. Priyanka, who did B.Sc Computers, said anti-social elements going scot free after using stolen vehicles for committing offences was a thing of the past. The launch of the Intranet 3rd Eye made all the difference in detecting stolen vehicles, she said waiting for a placement in the IT wing of the department.

B. Lalitha, a post-graduate in Mathematics, worked as a lecturer before joining the uniformed service concerned over the increasing number of crime against women and children. “I want to do my part to provide relief to victims.”

As many as 100 trainees had engineering degree while 56 others had completed post-graduation, said Inspection General (Training) N. Sanjay. The training course had been designed with inputs from the National Police Academy to ensure not only physical fitness but also mental alertness to deal with a challenging situation at the grassroots level.