<p>Police can discharge their duties of maintaining law and order in society better if members of public co-operated with them in preventing crimes through community policing, Dr Ramanivas Sepat, the district superintendent of police, has said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>He was speaking at a training programme held at the district Police Parade Ground recently. The aim of imparting training in handling gun is to involve public in community policing, he added. <br /><br />Additional SP H R Bhagavan Das said the gun should be used for self-defence and in defence of others from anti-social elements, in cases such as rape, dacoity and theft. <br />Inspectors (the district reserve police) Nagaraj and Raghu, resource persons Narayanaswamy, Subramani, V M Venkatesh and Kanaka Rural Development Organisation convenor Nadupalli Krishnamurthy were present on the occasion. Students T D Venkataratna, Arati, Nagashri, Sarvesh Krishna, Manjunathgowda and Prashant were also present on the occasion.<br /><br />Traffic management<br /><br />Home guards will be trained in disaster management as well as traffic management, DSP Sepat said while speaking at a workshop. “Home guards play a vital role in maintaining law and order situation, and also in cases of emergency.”<br />District commandant B Mariswamy said service of home guards will be required during Assembly elections. Ex-servicemen Venkatesh and R M Ramaiah were felicitated.</p>
<p>Police can discharge their duties of maintaining law and order in society better if members of public co-operated with them in preventing crimes through community policing, Dr Ramanivas Sepat, the district superintendent of police, has said. <br /><br /></p>.<p>He was speaking at a training programme held at the district Police Parade Ground recently. The aim of imparting training in handling gun is to involve public in community policing, he added. <br /><br />Additional SP H R Bhagavan Das said the gun should be used for self-defence and in defence of others from anti-social elements, in cases such as rape, dacoity and theft. <br />Inspectors (the district reserve police) Nagaraj and Raghu, resource persons Narayanaswamy, Subramani, V M Venkatesh and Kanaka Rural Development Organisation convenor Nadupalli Krishnamurthy were present on the occasion. Students T D Venkataratna, Arati, Nagashri, Sarvesh Krishna, Manjunathgowda and Prashant were also present on the occasion.<br /><br />Traffic management<br /><br />Home guards will be trained in disaster management as well as traffic management, DSP Sepat said while speaking at a workshop. “Home guards play a vital role in maintaining law and order situation, and also in cases of emergency.”<br />District commandant B Mariswamy said service of home guards will be required during Assembly elections. Ex-servicemen Venkatesh and R M Ramaiah were felicitated.</p>
