Crash course for police aspirants gets good response

MANGALURU: As many as 604 candidates have registered for a month-long workshop for aspirants wanting to join the police force.
“The response was beyond our expectations and we are trying our best to accommodate as many aspirants as possible to the course,’’ said city police commissioner N Shashi Kumar.
In an attempt to encourage people from Dakshina Kannada district to join the police force, Mangaluru city police, for the first time, will launch a month-long workshop. Registrations began at the city police commissioner’s office on Monday.
Among those who arrived, 218 were for police sub inspector selections and 386 were keen on joining as police constables. Out of the total aspirants, 566 are from Dakshina Kananda and 38 are from Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and Uttara Kannada.
Out of a total of 481 men and 123 women who appeared, 372 are graduates. The city police have decided to conduct the training in two batches of 100 students each. Other than 100 students staying in a hostel, about 100 day scholars will also be accommodated.
Though the commissionerate was formed about a decade ago, yet, during the recruitment process, less than 10% of candidates were selected from the Dakshina Kannada to the district or city police force.