Modernising the police force

First, lack of modern equipment -- be it for investigation or routine patrol. It is very shocking to learn that Criminal Investigation Department (CID) does not possess modern forensic tools and technology, they have to do their jobs only with some ordinary equipment which cannot be considered effective. The less said about the other investigative departments, the better. Secondly, the arms that the police use. Well, in the age when the latest models of sophisticated weapons reach the hands of the criminals in no time, police has no choice but to depend on their decades old shot guns and rifles. What a pitiful condition! How could the authority just sit idle when in certain situations they had become more vulnerable than the common people?

We see budget increase in almost all the sectors every year, but will the government kindly tell us how much increase there have been of late in developing the police into a modern, effective force? We hope the authorities will take these issues into consideration while chalking out their plans of action. Since the people-police ratio in our country is not favourable at all, increasing the number of law enforcers cannot be ignored either.

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But things can't improve just by making the force bigger in number, emphasis must also be given to training, motivation and awareness building on human rights, prosecution laws, modern investigation methods etc. Police has to earn the respect and trust of the people they serve. Unless they do so, it would be difficult for the people to consider them as their 'friend' as the police would like them to.