Letter to BS: Police force should act sensibly, work efficiently

As far as controlling crime is concerned, we all know how reluctant policemen at local thanas are to even lodge an FIR

This refers to the Take Two column "Policing the priorities" (June 3). First of all, thank you for clearing our misconception that our police force is understaffed and not sufficiently paid. Before discussing what went wrong at both Anand Vihar (Delhi) and Bandra (Mumbai) stations, we must understand that police in general do not have much of a positive image in the society, partially due to the behaviour of some of them and partially due to some misconceptions. They should have acted a little more sensibly during the two events. We know where the fault lies.

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