Police-citizen pact for better future
Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar urged members of the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) to join the Hyderabad City Security Council (HCSC), a not for profit society, to promote safety and security involving all the stakeholders of the community. Speaking as chief guest at an interactive session of FLO members, the police commissioner elaborated on the concept of police-citizen partnership for a better society.
“This concept primarily adopts the public-private partnership (PPP) model in serving society in the areas of women safety, traffic safety, infrastructure security and cybersecurityThe . HCSC is a unique initiative to promote awareness on personal safety and security, reduce crime and work towards enhancing safety and security in the city making Hyderabad a safe destination for living and businesses to flourish,” he said.
“The definition of crime is changing. If you observe the developments in Afghanistan, the lawlessness there in the last couple of days is a shame to the modern world. The democratically elected government had to leave the affairs of the nation to the people who want to get hold of governance by force,” Anjani Kumar said, adding, “We need the police a with social touch and social responsibility.”
As part of modernisation, the then Nizam government had 12 bicycles to the Abids police station in 1912. Since then, from cycle patrolling to cyber patrolling, the Hyderabad police have travelled a very long way, said Anjani Kumar.
Welcoming the gathering, Uma Chigurupati, chairperson of FLOHyderabad, said that the Hyderabad Police had proved to be friends of citizens in many ways, and it was more visible during the pandemic. “We have holidays, weekends, and festivals, but the police do not have such luxuries. Imagine an hour without the police. The state of affairs and lawlessness in Afghanistan is a live example in front of our eyes,” she said.