Police Mitra scheme explained

Country:India
Primeminister:Narendra Modi[1]
Ministry:Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
Key People:Amit Shah
Launched:2015[2]
Launch Place:New Delhi
Current Status:Active

Police Mitra or Friends of Police is an initiative[3] of the State police in different states of India.[4] Civilian citizens having 'good social record'[5] like ex-army men, students,[6] advocates and housewives are responsible in tying up with the police beat staff to look after the law and order, traffic and crowd management, safety of women prevention of crime and informing about suspected elements around their area.[7] [8] The arm bands and ID cards provided to police mitras give them the authority to help the police in fighting crime without any salary.[9] Police Mitra Kaksh (Police Mitra Centers) were also set up in Haryana.[10] Police Mitras also assist Government Railway Police (Mumbai).[11] Police Mitras are also used in maintaining peace in disturbed areas by police department.[12]

Yes am joining

Under Police Mitra scheme, any Indian citizen can volunteer by visiting the police web portal, filling a form, and selecting one or more than one of the 23 options, which include checking crime, environment conservation, helping in social media topics, enhancing awareness on human rights and awareness on anti-social elements. The police mitra should be over 18 years of age and must not be a member of a political party as well as he/she should not have any past record of anti-social activity.[13]

Controversy

According to Abhishek Jain, research assistant at Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, Police mitras being an extrajudicial force like erstwhile Special Police Officers (SPO) can be misused for surveillance and gathering intelligence on minorities and traditionally marginalised communities further intensifying mistrust.[14] In February 2020, a police mitra was arrested for extortion case at Pune.[15] In January 2020, Supriya Sharma in Scroll.in reported police mitras in Uttar Pradesh were mostly members of particular political outfits after they baton charged protesters.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delhi Police to induct civilians as 'Police Mitra'. 2016-10-28. The Statesman. en-US. 2020-03-10.
  2. Web site: Citizens, cops come together in 'police mitra' scheme. Bose. Soumitra. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100233/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Citizens-cops-come-together-in-police-mitra-scheme/articleshow/49885865.cms. live.
  3. Web site: Civilians to now assist police as Police Mitra. I.. P. T.. India Today. en. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100202/https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/civilians-to-now-assist-police-as-police-mitra-731717-2016-10-28. live.
  4. Book: Mohanty. Satyajit. Community Policing as a Public Policy: Challenges and Recommendations. Mohanty. Rabindra K.. 2014-10-21. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 978-1-4438-7018-4. en. 19 November 2020. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100156/https://books.google.com/books?id=rOWmBgAAQBAJ&q=police+mitra&pg=PA101. live.
  5. News: Press Trust of India. Civilians to now assist police as 'Police Mitra'. 2016-10-28. Business Standard India. 2020-03-10.
  6. Web site: Pune: 3,300 students to be eyes and ears of cops during visarjan. 2014-09-08. mid-day. en. 2020-03-10.
  7. Web site: Delhi Police involves locals for effective policing. Correspondent. dna. 2016-11-20. DNA India. en. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100238/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-delhi-police-involves-locals-for-effective-policing-2275095. live.
  8. Web site: Police joined hands with citizens for efficient Community Policing, Police Mitra Scheme launched at Udaipur.. 2020-01-09. Daily Udaipur. en-US. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100159/https://www.dailyudaipur.com/police-joined-hands-with-citizens-efficient-community-policing-police-mitra-scheme-launched-at-udaipur/. live.
  9. Web site: Transgender Police Mitras Thane Police (Rural). Protector. The. en-US. 2020-03-10.
  10. Web site: Khattar to open first 'Police Mitra Kaksh'. Service. Tribune News. The Tribune. en. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100221/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryana/khattar-to-open-first-police-mitra-kaksh-502995. live.
  11. Web site: Mumbai Stations to have 'Police Mitra' for Help – RailNews Media India Ltd. en-US. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100200/http://www.railnews.in/mumbai-stations-to-have-police-mitra-for-help/. live.
  12. Web site: 5,500 cops, 500 police mitras keep Ghaziabad calm. Dubey. Avishek Kumar. The Times of India. en. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100203/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/5500-cops-500-police-mitras-keep-ghaziabad-calm/articleshow/74409334.cms. live.
  13. Web site: 5,000 people become police mitra in Rajasthan in a month. Outlook India. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100209/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/5000-people-become-police-mitra-in-rajasthan-in-a-month/1583033. live.
  14. Web site: Delhi's Citizen 'Police Mitras' Could Cause More Harm Than Good. 2016-12-02. The Quint. en. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100208/https://www.thequint.com/voices/blogs/delhis-citizen-police-mitras-could-cause-more-harm-than-good-crime-sops-law-and-order. live.
  15. Web site: 'Police mitra' arrested in extortion case in Pune. 2020-02-16. Hindustan Times. en. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100228/https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/police-mitra-arrested-in-extortion-case-in-pune/story-YZDTxFuHbGCIA11Fe9ZSLJ.html. live.
  16. Web site: Meet the 'friends' of the Uttar Pradesh police who wielded batons against Muslims a month ago. Sharma. Supriya. Scroll.in. en-US. 2020-03-10. 27 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201227100201/https://scroll.in/article/950489/meet-the-friends-of-the-uttar-pradesh-police-who-wielded-batons-against-muslims-a-month-ago. live.

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