Cops must be friendly with people, says Governor ESL Narasimhan
Over 6,000 people participated in the first run of its kind organised to remember the sacrifices of police personnel, officials said.
Hyderabad: Governor E.S.L Narasimhan on Sunday said that people-friendly policing could change the perspective of the masses towards the police, and the TS police was doing everything to achieve the aim.
The Governor was flagging-off the first Indian Police Martyrs Memorial Run at the People’s Plaza. “Normally people look at police in a different way but the Telangana police would like to change the perspective of people by executing people-friendly policing.”
Over 6,000 people participated in the first run of its kind organised to remember the sacrifices of police personnel, officials said. The run, which was held in 2 km, 5 km and 10 km categories, was planned by the police to build community engagement.
Congratulating the police for the step, he said, “People-friendly policing initiatives will be taken up to district and sub-divisional levels for more transparency.”