Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has highlighted the evolving role of policing in a digital age, calling for a paradigm shift from traditional methods to technology-centric approaches. “The police must rework a new strategy to earn faith and trust from the public in general and youth in particular,” he in his address during the 60th All India Conference of Directors General of Police (DGPs) and Inspectors General of Police (IGPs). The event concluded on November 30 in Raipur.
The Prime Minister directed State and UT police and the wider administration to adopt innovative strategies for integrating uninhabited islands, make effective use of databases integrated under NATGRID, and link these systems through Artificial Intelligence to generate actionable intelligence. He called for encouraging universities and academic institutions to undertake case studies on the use of forensics in police investigations, noting that enhanced forensic application would further strengthen the criminal justice system He highlighted the need to strengthen urban policing, reinvigorate tourist police, and increase public awareness regarding the newly enacted criminal laws.
The Prime Minister laid particular emphasis on curbing crimes against women and children, advocating for a nationwide expansion of the emergency response system like the Dial 112 helpline.
Hosted for the first time in the state at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Naya Raipur Atal Nagar campus, the three-day event — from November 28 to 30 — drew over 300 senior police officers from across the nation’s states, union territories, and central police organisations.
