1st women police inducted in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, Dec 2: Altogether 154 widows and daughters of Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) personnel, who died in harness, were come out smart and inducted in the first batch of women police cosntables in Arunachal Pradesh.

They were inducted after successful ten months rigorous training at police training center (PTC) here yesterday.

The government had relaxed the upper age limit to 40 years and minimum educational qualification to standard three to accommodate 20 widows and 134 daughters of officers and other personnel of APP, who died while fighting the anti-socials or in accidents.

Addresssing them at the unique passing out parade, state Director General of Police Amod Kanth said though he did not differentiate between male and female constables, he expected more from women constables as they have kind heart and compassion.

They will be more useful to the needy specially children, aged and marginal section of the society, Mr Kanth said. Keeping this in mind it has been decided to give only field duty to these lady constables who have received all their training in handling even AK47 rifles and in IPC and other law and police manuals, he added.

UNI