Training for constable, PSI aspirants begins
The Hindu
Initiative to help more people from coastal districts get into police force
As many as 200 aspirants for the posts of police constable and sub-inspector from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Chikkamagaluru are attending the month-long training programme organised the Mangaluru City Police, which commenced here on Saturday. With recruits from Dakshina Kannada to the State police since 2010 being around 10%, Mangaluru Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar decided to conduct free training for aspirants from Dakshina Kannada and a few other neighbouring districts to appear for the written examination for the two posts. As many as 685 students filed application and a test was conducted to screen 200 aspirants. During the inaugural programme, Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Rishikesh Sonawane said the training gives aspirants an orientation towards the selection process. The 20 police personnel, who are conducting the training, have gone through this process. “Make the best use of this training,” he told the aspirants.
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