A 257-member batch of sub-inspector trainees from the State is set to return after a three-week long rigorous training, ranging from jungle warfare to disaster management, at the Tamil Nadu Police Academy (TNPA) at Vandalur.
On return they will undergo a two-week coastal security training in Kochi. This is the first batch of SIs to be given such an intensive training following a government directive to train the recruits at reputed institutions across the country to make them better equipped to meet the stiff challenges ahead.
Beyond policingRajesh Dewan, ADGP (Training), told The Hindu that it was not commando training but rather an orientation programme aimed at familiarising the new entrants with concepts beyond normal policing and to enhance their physical conditioning. “Many of them are likely to be posted in areas with perceived Maoist threat,” he said.
The training commenced on October 3 and is set to end on Tuesday. The training was originally scheduled at the Tamil Nadu Commando School (TNCS) at Marudham but was shifted to TNPA to accommodate the entire Kerala contingent.
Training is being imparted in hideout operations, jungle warfare, room and vehicle intervention, hostage rescue, and disaster management. A source said the training was so intensive that the participants were often left with only a few hours rest a day.
The training is likely to come in handy if these personnel are deployed as station head offices in areas which face threats from Maoists, as they would be better able to coordinate with Thunderbolts, the elite commando wing of Kerala Police, and make their intervention more effective, it is being pointed out.
