POLICE MODERNIZATION NECESSARY

The need of the time is to equip police and other security edifice with all the state of the art modern technologies to counter the crime and criminals who have gone ultra modern possessing the latest gadgetry and high-end technology. The sophistication in crime has changed the scenario as police with landline phones and cane in the hands can no longer prove effective when criminals have remote control of multifaceted drones which can do anything and everything sensing touch of their masters on the dedicated remote controls. In this context, Home Minister Amit Shah has rightly averred that policing in the country should be upgraded as conventional policing is full of dearth and lacunae which are making it handicapped in front of hi-tech outlaws and unprecedented crime scenes. Linking the police force with modern technique and the requirement for making it part of training thus has become necessary to effectively counter crime and criminals. Even a child knows that narcotics, counterfeiting, Hawala and cyber crime cannot be solved without modern technique although measures like beat patrolling generate satisfaction among the populace. It is good that the conventional tag of a corrupt police system has changed now with honest officers and staff taking the charge and the police stations becoming model places to visit and seek assistance in various kinds of issues. Unlike earlier instances where visiting police stations was used to be the last option for the people who were afraid of the men in khaki due to obvious reasons, the situation now has changed and people fearlessly seek help from cops. The relatively new threat is cyber crime which can only be tackled by technological advancement. Though police are working on the matter, the pace of offenders is extraordinary as these crimes are changing on a daily basis thus making it necessary for the cops to remain abreast and update themselves with the latest innovations. No doubt, the passion of policing is still at the top to make this force vibrant but adopting technology is also something which matters much and cannot be ignored under present circumstances.

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