Hyderabad, November 07: Ninety-nine Indian Police Services (IPS) probationary officers of the 61 RR batch stepped out of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) today after 46-week basic institutional training. Those who passed out include 23 women officers and eight each from the Royal Bhutan Police Service and the Maldives Police Service.
The `Dikshant Samorah’ was held today at the NPA in the presence of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Academy Director K Vijay Kumar and a host of senior police officers. An impressive passing out parade was held under the leadership of Parade Commander, Atul Kumar Thakur, who was given the Prime Minister’s Baton and Home Minister’s revolver for the best all-round IPS probationer.
Jyothi Priya Singh of Maharashtra cadre was adjudged the best all-round woman IPS officer and also received the Sri Bhubanananda Misra Memorial trophy for the second best all-round IPS probationer.
The IPS probationers include 33 engineers, five doctors, three management graduates, three law graduates, five M Phils and nine doctorates.
Speaking on the occasion, NPA Director Vijay Kumar said the present batch of officers were given intensive inputs in counter-terrorism operations. “Apart from an attachment with the local Greyhounds units, the officer trainees had training at the Satyamangalam forests with the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force,’’ he said. Besides combat training, a special module on leadership and management with the Indian School of Business was also introduced for the first time to the probationers, he said.
“The NPA is in the process of re-energising a network linking all the police training institutions of the country through POTNET, a web-based police training network, for sharing training resources, experiences and innovative practices,’’ Vijay Kumar said. He said the Academy is also in the process of establishing a National Digital Crime Resource Centre in association with NASSCOM.
–Agencies