<p>The age-old strategy of third-degree torture of suspects will not help in curbing crimes and police should rather look up to forensic evidence to solve it, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Speaking at the 49th Raising Day event of the government think-tank Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) here, he said a complete transformation of mindset is "essential" and only a "citizen-friendly, responsive, forward-looking and accountable" force would lead the way in positioning India in top-3 global economies.</p>.<p>Emphasising the importance of institutionalising efficient systems and best policing practices which will be embedded among all law enforcement officials, he said every officer from a constable to a Director General of Police should have clarity about their roles. This can only be achieved through meticulous training, he said.</p>.<p>Shah was of the view that there is a need for old systems to adapt to changing times and policing techniques to be revamped to meet the needs of the day.</p>.<p>"The time of third-degree torture is over. Mere reliance on phone tapping alone would not work. Police should stay a step ahead of crime and criminal-minded people," he said.</p>.<p>Government is thinking of making forensic evidence essential in all criminal cases where the quantum of punishment is seven years or more, he said.</p>.<p>"The prosecution ratio is very pitiful in the true sense. It cannot go like this in these times. This needs to be corrected and this can only be corrected when a probe is supported by forensic evidence... Forensic science has a very significant role in the investigation, prosecution, and conviction of the criminal. Therefore, there is a need to set up Forensic Science University so that the demand and supply gap between the forensic professionals is bridged," he said.</p>
<p>The age-old strategy of third-degree torture of suspects will not help in curbing crimes and police should rather look up to forensic evidence to solve it, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Speaking at the 49th Raising Day event of the government think-tank Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) here, he said a complete transformation of mindset is "essential" and only a "citizen-friendly, responsive, forward-looking and accountable" force would lead the way in positioning India in top-3 global economies.</p>.<p>Emphasising the importance of institutionalising efficient systems and best policing practices which will be embedded among all law enforcement officials, he said every officer from a constable to a Director General of Police should have clarity about their roles. This can only be achieved through meticulous training, he said.</p>.<p>Shah was of the view that there is a need for old systems to adapt to changing times and policing techniques to be revamped to meet the needs of the day.</p>.<p>"The time of third-degree torture is over. Mere reliance on phone tapping alone would not work. Police should stay a step ahead of crime and criminal-minded people," he said.</p>.<p>Government is thinking of making forensic evidence essential in all criminal cases where the quantum of punishment is seven years or more, he said.</p>.<p>"The prosecution ratio is very pitiful in the true sense. It cannot go like this in these times. This needs to be corrected and this can only be corrected when a probe is supported by forensic evidence... Forensic science has a very significant role in the investigation, prosecution, and conviction of the criminal. Therefore, there is a need to set up Forensic Science University so that the demand and supply gap between the forensic professionals is bridged," he said.</p>
