A training programme for police officials, Janamaithri Committee members and public representatives from the four police stations that were recently added to the Janamaithri Community Policing Scheme in the district began in Alappuzha on Saturday.
Inaugurating the programme, K.C. Venugopal, MP, said the growing trend of a nexus between the police and politicians would upset the smooth functioning of the law and order system. It was important for schemes like Janamaithri Community Policing to work towards regaining the confidence of the people in the police.
Inspector General of Police (Ernakulam range) B. Sandhya, introducing the scheme, said Janamaithri had already turned out to be a success in the district as it was across the State.
Policemen would have to remember that their first priority was the protection of citizens, and this had to be done in right earnest. Schemes like Janamaithri would also ensure that citizens were aware of their responsibilities.
As part of the third phase of the community policing, the scheme was being extended from the existing two police stations of Cherthala and Alappuzha North in the district to the police stations of Kuthiathode, Pulinkunnu, Haripad and Kayamkulam.
A. A. Shukoor, MLA, presided over the function. Mercy Diana Masido, Municipal Chairperson; Pratibha Hari, district panchayat president; A. Akbar, District Superintendent of Police; B. Ravindra Prasad, K.M. Tomy and R. Sunish Kumar, Deputy Superintendents of Police; and Janamithri CRO G. Rajendran also spoke, among others.
