Seminal or ‘Modern Policing and Challenges’ held

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Lakshyam Charitable Society conducted a National Police Seminar on “Modern Policing, Traffic Management, Cyber Crime and Emerging Challenges” on Saturday at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (Police Command Centre). The seminar was chaired by Bandaru Dattatreya, Former Governor of Haryana, and coordinated by Kapilavai Dileep Kumar, Former MLC and Chairman, Lakshyam Charitable Society.

K. Padmanabhaiah, former Union Home Secretary stressed the need for the Central and State Governments to continuously upgrade policing technologies in accordance with the changing needs of society.  Durga Prasad, former DGP, Andhra Pradesh stressed that recruitment to police forces should be a continuous process and that vacancies and backlogs should be filled regularly to maintain adequate police strength. Malcolm Wolfe, former Indian Air Force pilot and former Metropolitan Police officer, London stressed the importance of proper driver training, road discipline and awareness of traffic regulations, noting that human error remains one of the major causes of road accidents.

 In his concluding remarks, Bandaru Dattatreya emphasized that honesty, integrity and accountability among both political leadership and the police administration are essential for positive transformation in society. While highlighting the growing importance of modern technology in policing, he observed that India is entering a period of rapid technological and social change. Kapilavai Dileep Kumar, Former MLC and Chairman, Lakshyam Charitable Society, thanked all the serving and retired officers, experts and distinguished guests who travelled from different parts of the country to participate in the seminar.

He stated that the key recommendations and essence of the deliberations would be compiled and submitted to the Union Home Minister, Government of India, shortly. V. C. Sajjanar, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad and several other serving and retired officers, legal experts and dignitaries attended the seminar.