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DIG?s stress on community participation to curb crime
NEWLY APPOINTED Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Inter-state Border Force SN Sabat said here on Sunday that community participation was imperative to combat growing criminal activities in society.
NEWLY APPOINTED Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) for Inter-state Border Force SN Sabat said here on Sunday that community participation was imperative to combat growing criminal activities in society.
Delivering a special lecture on ‘Police and its Role in Crime Prevention’ at KN Udupa auditorium in Banaras Hindu University on Sunday, Sabat said that like developed countries, community participation should be institutionalised in India also to get better results.
He observed that blind race for wealth, superstition, intolerance, family and social pressure, unemployment, population explosion and degradation of ethical and moral values were the main reasons responsible for increase in criminal activities.
Academique, a voluntary discussion group of students and intellectuals in the Law Faculty of the BHU had organised the programme to mark its sixth anniversary.
The DIG said that no society was crime-free ever since the inception of civilisation on earth but the frequency and magnitude of crime could be decreased and this was possible with the help of the common people. He also laid stress over proper sensitisation of the police towards the changing mode of crime and said that proper training of police personnel was also essential to equip the police to fight crime and criminals in an effective manner.
Sabat, who has been former Senior Superintendent of Police Varanasi, expressed concern over the inadequate number of police personnel in India and said that the number of policemen as compared to the population was very low though the same ratio was very high in developed countries. “We are trying to keep some police personnel abreast of the latest technological developments”, he said, adding that specialised training was essential for the police force. He discussed crimes against person, property, child, state, nature, and women as well as copyright violation and cyber crimes at length.
A question and answer session was also organised during the programme in which students and participants put up their queries. BHU Rector Prof. S. Lele presided over the function and outlined the role of the common people in checking crime in society.
Earlier, Founder Director of Academique and Chairman of Human Rights Cell in BHU Prof. DP Verma welcomed the guests. Sanjay Kumar of the Law Faculty presented the annual report of Academique and conducted the proceedings. Dr. DK Srivastava of the Law Faculty introduced SN Sabat and Prof. S. Lele to the audience. Vibha Tripathi proposed the vote of thanks.
