New Delhi, July 1: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked young IPS officers to do the needful for improving the image of police while serving their respective organisations and said there is a need for increasing public contact.
Interacting with probationary officers of the 72nd batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) through video-conferencing, the home minister said there are allegations against police about taking “no action” or taking “extreme action”, hence they should work towards taking “just action”, a home ministry statement said.
“Just action means natural action and police should understand the law and do the right thing,” he said.
Shah said only police personnel will have to work for improving their image.
“Communication and sensitivity is necessary to improve the image of the police, that is why there is a need to sensitise all police persons as well as increase communication and public contact,” the Union home minister said.
The home minister said it is very difficult to gather information about crime without public contact, therefore police officers of the level of Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police should go to tehsils and villages and meet people and stay overnight.
Along with this, they should also interact with the people living under the jurisdiction of important police stations in their area, he said. (PTI)
