Police stations should become more people-friendly, says Karnataka Home Minister

Inaugurating the new building of the Gokul Road Police Station in Hubballi on December 24, Home Minister G. Parameshwar said that while police officials have the authority to punish those violating the law, everyone who approached the police station should not be treated as a criminal.

Home Minister G. Parameshwar said that the government of Karnataka wants police officials and personnel to work towards making the police department more people-friendly.

Inaugurating the new building of the Gokul Road Police Station in Hubballi on December 24, he said that while police officials have the authority to punish those violating the law, everyone who approached the police station should not be treated as a criminal. “The police should hear people’s grievances and not assess all with the same yardstick,” he said.

The Home Minister told police officers and personnel to remember that they are being given every facility so as to enable them to work more impartially.

Expressing concern over the increasing number of youths falling prey to the drug menace, he called on the police to strive towards making the twin cities free from the drug menace.

Chairman of Karnataka Legislative Council Basavaraj Horatti, Labour minister Santosh Lad, Chairman of Karnataka Slum Development Board Prasad Abbayya, MLAs Mahesh Tenginakai, N.H. Konaraddi, MLCs Pradeep Shettar, Chairman of Karnataka Bal Vikas Academy Sangamesh Babaleshwar, Mayor Ramanna Badiger, Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Divya Prabhu G.R.J., Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar, Deputy Commissioners of Police C.R. Raveesh and Mahaning Nandagavi and others were present.

Later, the Home Minister inaugurated Hubballi Rural Police Station and Vidyanagar Police Station. Addressing the gathering at these venues, he said that the Karnataka Police Department is in the number one position in India because of its efficient work and people-friendly measures.

Steps were being taken to control cyber fraud cases and for the first time in the country, a team comprising a DGP, ADGP, IG and seven SPs had been constituted to address the menace. He said 100 new police stations were being built at a total cost of ₹200 crore, and another ₹100 crore would be spent on procuring new vehicles.