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A ‘Capsule Course’ for the constabulary in the District Police has commenced in Home Guards Training Centre, close to Police Training School (PTS) in Mana. The objective behind this course, which is being conducted in batches for three days, is to basically to improve investigation skills.

Around 1000 head constables and constables serving with various police stations in the district have been divided into 10 batches, comprising 100 candidates in each, for attending the course, Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Ajatshatru Bahadur Singh told the reporters here on Tuesday evening. Around 200 men and women con.stabulary attached with Law and Order and Crime wings have already attended the course, which is being conducted and supervised by Deputy Superintendents of Police (Police Lines) Rajshree Mishra. The objective of conducting the course was to hone up the investigation skills of the constabulary, the horizontal base of police department and keep them updated on various aspects, ASP said. The Capsule course enfolds with investigation of property offences, traffic offences, crimes against women and children, new modus operandi of criminals, crime management etc. Moreover, senior police officers including Additional Superintendents of Police (ASP), City Superintendents of Police (CSP), Town Inspectors (TIs) and experts from the fields of legal affairs have been invited to conduct classes for constabulary attending the course. According to ASP, the constables attending the course are also made to go for their complete medical check-up, during which many of them were found ailing from diabetes, hypertension and other common ailments. Based on their medical report, the constables on their return from course would be given such assignments which would not affect that their existing health condition. ASP said that training on office record maintenance, station writer’s duty, job-profile appraisal and basic policing tips like parade, physical training and target practice for two batches of constabulary was over. Similar training will soon start for remaining batches. “Raimuda Firing Range near Patewa has been chosen for the target practice, which in common policing language is called as ‘Chandmari’. Other than 303 rifles, the constabulary have been provided Self Loading Rifle (SLR) and other latest weapons and firing of 15 rounds have been made compulsory for them,” he added. “The think-tank behind formulating the ‘Capsule Course’ is Amit Kumar, District Superintendent of Police, who close on the heels of increased Maoists activities, aims to prepare the district constabulary physically fit, mentally alert and logically sound so that they can face any type of challenge in the near future,” the ASP Crime concluded.

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