UP Police: NOIDA: नोयडा में पुलिस वालों को मिलेगा थोड़ा आराम, 600 नए साथी करने वाले है ज्वाइन..

NOIDA: Cops in the city are all set to get an image makeover. By December, there will be a lesser number of potbellied, ill-dressed policemen on the streets as 600 young and smart recruits are currently undergoing training to join the force. Gautam Budh Nagar SSP Jyoti Narayan said that the freshly recruited personnel will join the city in the first week of December. The fresh faces are expected to strengthen policing in the area. "Initially, some of the new recruits will be deployed in the field while a few would be stationed at police stations, in the traffic police and police lines. The training of the recruited personnel is at its final stage."

The personnel are being given training in crime investigation, forensic analysis, cyber crime and economic offences, besides in law and other subjects, said a senior police officer. For the first time, the police officer said, women constables are being given specialized training in unarmed combat, motorcycle riding and rescue operations. Asked about training in the use of firearms, a senior official said that the constables have been taught about using .303 rifles, .38 revolvers, 9mm pistols, AK-47, SAF and SLR. Modern techniques for their training, like use of Fire Arms Training Simulators, were exhaustively used during their firing practice. For a long time, the Gautam Budh Nagar police force has been reeling under dearth of personnel. Absences of police personnel at the various key points in the city, especially sectors 71, 59, 62 and a major part of Greater Noida has resulted in an increase of criminal activities. Keeping law and order in mind, for a longtime the district cops had been demanding additional personnel. In this connection, four SSPs had sent proposals to the state government since 2008. So far, the district has around 1,000 constables, 150 sub-inspectors, 17 SHOs, seven DSPs, four ASPs, four SPs and one SSP against a population of seven lakh, including three lakh floating population.