For us, the police are a set of people to be kept at a distance. But because of our distance from everything to do with the men in brown, there’s much we don’t know about them.
Police officers in Madhya Pradesh are given a slight pay upgrade for having a moustache. Their bosses believe that its lets them command more respect.
Forget steroids, it is possible our police force will get hooked to hair supplements!
Mashable
How much of a police force deficit do we really have? To put the answer in perspective - for every 100,000 people, there are only 130 cops. Another example - Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of crimes across India. It also has world's largest police force, but 80% of these cops are missing. Not Missing in Action - they haven't been appointed yet!
And two of them are engaged in more exciting activities!
For his movie ‘Sarfarosh’ in which he plays a police officer, Aamir Khan’s research found that often policemen spend their own money to carry out urgent work. This could include anything from daily expenses to greasing palms for tip-offs. Red tape around budget approvals usually frustrate our men in uniform and then the faster way to get things done is to spend their own money.
telegraph
Clearly, they're not! During a 2014 episode of Satyamev Jayate, a clinical psychiatrist spoke of police officers who had become victims of anxiety and depression after beating up people regularly in their course of work. According to an NCRB report, between 2006 and 2011, Mumbai saw the highest number of police suicides (168) in India.
And this new grade of politics isn't making their lives easier.
makemameme
India can be dusty –and it was like this even a couple of centuries back, when British soldiers dyed their white uniforms a beige color to camouflage the dirt that their uniforms attracted. And that was the reason police uniforms are khaki.
Mensxp
Great Mirror
India spent Rs 1,188.9 crore on police housing in 2011-12. A year later, this figure jumped to Rs 24,566.3 crores - even though we only added about 70,000 constables during this period.
Project Yuwa, an NGO that works for underprivileged kids has an innovative way to help kids fear the police less. They invite the cops to play football with them!
(Source)
1. Bigger moustache = higher salary
Police officers in Madhya Pradesh are given a slight pay upgrade for having a moustache. Their bosses believe that its lets them command more respect.
Forget steroids, it is possible our police force will get hooked to hair supplements!
2. There are clearly not enough cops
Mashable
How much of a police force deficit do we really have? To put the answer in perspective - for every 100,000 people, there are only 130 cops. Another example - Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of crimes across India. It also has world's largest police force, but 80% of these cops are missing. Not Missing in Action - they haven't been appointed yet!
And two of them are engaged in more exciting activities!
3. Police officers often spend from their own pockets for official jobs
For his movie ‘Sarfarosh’ in which he plays a police officer, Aamir Khan’s research found that often policemen spend their own money to carry out urgent work. This could include anything from daily expenses to greasing palms for tip-offs. Red tape around budget approvals usually frustrate our men in uniform and then the faster way to get things done is to spend their own money.
4. You think they are cold blooded bullies?
telegraph
Clearly, they're not! During a 2014 episode of Satyamev Jayate, a clinical psychiatrist spoke of police officers who had become victims of anxiety and depression after beating up people regularly in their course of work. According to an NCRB report, between 2006 and 2011, Mumbai saw the highest number of police suicides (168) in India.
And this new grade of politics isn't making their lives easier.
makemameme
5. The reason behind the khaki uniform
India can be dusty –and it was like this even a couple of centuries back, when British soldiers dyed their white uniforms a beige color to camouflage the dirt that their uniforms attracted. And that was the reason police uniforms are khaki.
Mensxp
6. The Indian Police spends more on housing than training
Great Mirror
India spent Rs 1,188.9 crore on police housing in 2011-12. A year later, this figure jumped to Rs 24,566.3 crores - even though we only added about 70,000 constables during this period.
7. Delhi police mentors poor kids through football
Project Yuwa, an NGO that works for underprivileged kids has an innovative way to help kids fear the police less. They invite the cops to play football with them!
(Source)
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