Chennai: “We put in more effort,” answers S.I.M. Latha, who, with others of her ilk, won 21 medals, offering neck-to-neck competition to their male counterparts at the recently concluded Tamil Nadu state police duty meet.
This event is an annual professional contest for the police, conducted by the CB-CID wing of the state police, which saw women officers walk away with a string of medals. Some women officers got more than one medal, the various categories including scientific aids to investigation, computer awareness and anti-sabotage check.
DGP, CB CID Narinder Pal Singh said, “These competitions sensitise police personnel and make them aware of the need for having a scientific edge to their investigation.” The officer reminded the personnel of how criminals had changed their ways and there was a need to incorporate scientific methods into investigation.
The event also had competitions for dogs. The auditorium of the Tamil Nadu Police Academy where the event was held, reverberated with applause as Anand, a five-year old Labrador, a part of the dog squad team, went up to the dais with his trainer, constable S. Jegan, to collect a gold for explosive detection.
The constable said, “He has been raised from a pup at our station in Egmore.” The city police have 27 members in their dog squad, whose duties include explosive and narcotics detection. SI Vishwanathan of the dog squad was visibly happy at their accomplishments. The dog squad of the Chennai police was the runners-up in the event.
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