Hemanth Nimbalkar, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range), said on Tuesday that it was essential that the police personnel behaved in a friendly manner with the people.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the passing out parade of the 11th batch of armed reserve police from the Police Training School at the Chandu Maidan, here.
As many as 95 constables graduated from the school — 44 from Belagavi, 41 from Hubballi-Dharwad, six from Bengaluru and four from Tumakuru district. Also, there were eight retired soldiers.
Mr. Nimbalkar said that people had high expectations from the Police Department. Hence, it was incumbent upon the police personnel to strive more during their duty to meet these expectations. The police personnel should not speak in a high-minded manner just because they wore their khaki uniform, had a gun and a lathi.
Though the police personnel might not be able to solve all the problems of people, they should make a genuine attempt to listen to their grievances. The police played a vital role in maintaining peace and order in society, Mr. Nimbalkar said.
Santosh Kumar, constable, bagged the all-rounder trophy. An attractive parade by the passing out constables was the major highlight of the event.
Sanjeev M. Patil, Superintendent of Police, welcomed the gathering. Kumar Chandra, Additional Superintendent of Police, administered the oath to the constables. Praveen Nayak, Deputy Superintendent of Police, proposed a vote of thanks.