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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)
Udupi, Oct 24: The passing out parade of the 11th batch of armed reserve police was held on Tuesday October 23, at Chandu Maidan Udupi here.
IGP (western range Hemant Nimbalkar received the guard of honour from the trainees.
Hemanth Nimbalkar said, "The trainees will be my brothers in the future. People are expecting more from the police department. There should be a friendly relation between the police and the public. The behaviour of police personnel is important than that of civilians. Trainees who have taken the oath of putting in all efforts, beyond their strength, in maintaining law and order should dedicate their time to hearing public grievances.
"Police personnel should not work by looking that their watch (time), but must be ready to do his service round the clock. He should maintain justice, harmony, peace in the society. He should not be arrogant towards people, instead interact in a people-friendly manner. People should not fear the police and the department. The police must respect civilians who come to the station. Patience is the key. Let us be people-friendly police," he entreated.
"People see changes in the language and behaviour of trainees once they wear the uniform. This should not happen. One may not be able to solve all problems, but one can always listen to the grievances of people. It is then that half the problems get solved," he said.
"The baton and the gun are given for use against mischief-makers. Power is given by the Constitution. The police department should use these weapons against those who disturb the peace of the society," said the IGP.
Udupi district additional superintendent of police, Kumara Chandra, administered the oath to the trainees.
On the occasion, DySP Kumaraswamy S J, briefed the candidates about their duties in the Police department and wished them well in their profession.
Approximately 95 trainees graduated from the Udupi Police Training School.
In the 11th batch, 44 trainees were from Belagavi, 41 from Hubballi-Dharwad, six from Bengaluru, and four from Tumakuru. Eight were retired soldiers.
The training school in Udupi was founded on April 4, 1999. The school has trained five civil police teams, five armed reserve police and one railway police team.
Trophies were given to the best trainees in various categories. The parade was witnessed by a large number of dignitaries from various operational units. Parents of the trainees also attended the ceremony.
District superintendent of police Dr Sanjiv M Patil welcomed the gathering. Superintendent of police, Kundapur, Praveen Nayak delived the vote of thanks.
A beautiful parade was held at Chandu Maidan, led by the police inspector Raghavendra R. B Manamohan Rao compered the programme.
Prize winners of various tests:
Santhosh Kumar Poojar from Hubballi-Dharwad bagged the all rounder trophy, a certificate and the first palce in indoor performance. Nikhil Naik and Hanumanthappa from Hubballi-Dharwad placed second and third respectively.
Bhimappa Hosmani and Pandurang Goudar from Belagavi secured the first and second place, and Ninganna Harijan from Hubballi-Dharwad placed third in outdoor performances.
Kallappa from Belagavi, Muttanna P M from Hubballi-Dharwad and Vivekanand Kamate from Belagavi placed first, second and third in shooting.