Nagpur : A first-of-its-kind of event in India, a crime prevention summer camp, concluded today at Nagpur. The two-day camp organized by Nagpur city police in collaboration with ‘ACT’, a coalition of five NGOs was hosted at Alankar Hall, Police Line Takli, Seminary Hills.
More than 200 students from 50 colleges across the city spent two days with police personnel and experts to learn crime prevention, community policing, and the criminal justice system. Young India Unchained (YIU) Student Council, a council that will act as a community partner of city police spread across the city is now in place as a result of this camp.
Dr Ravinder Singal (IPS), Commissioner of Police, Nagpur City, and Aswati Dorje (IPS), Joint Commissioner of Police, Nagpur City received the emblematic requisition of partnership from the YIU Student Council in the concluding ceremony of the camp held today at the CP Bhawan.
“We need public support for effective policing. We want to bridge the gap between police and citizen. Policing has evolved and it is not anymore like it was three decades back.” said Dr Ravinder Singal, while addressing the ceremony. “Never be afraid of police, police are your friend” Singal added while nudging the youth for assimilating with the police. Aswati Dorje, in her address, retrospected the ‘Police Didi’ Initiative of the city police and its interplay with the efficient reporting of crime. Earlier in an open Q&A session, the top cops answered the queries of youth.
Dr P M Nair, IPS (retd), a veteran known for his work against human trafficking, held a session during camp to outline the role that youth have to play in crime prevention and reporting of crime. Subject matter experts from ‘ACT’ conducted sessions on crime against minors such as human trafficking and sextortion. Chaya Gurav, Chairperson, CWC, talked on Juvenile Pregnancy. Whereas, an expert from ‘ACT’ narrated the ordeals of minor survivors and takeaways from them.
A self-defense session by Nagpur City Police and a social media training session by the experts from ‘ACT’ gave the ‘hands-on’ learning opportunity to city youth. ACT experts and cops blended the serious business of this camp with fun activities so that the youth could digest and retain the learnings.
