Police in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur district have appointed a five-and-a-half- year-old boy as a “Bal Arakshak”, it was announced on Saturday.
Surajpur Superintendent of Police Ram Krishna Sahu said Harendra Singh Paikra was on Friday given the appointment on compassionate grounds after the death of his father Hari Singh, a Sub-Inspector in Korea district.
The appointment followrd the directives of Surguja (Range) Inspector General of Police Ramgopal Garg, Sahu said.
The boy will be posted as a constable after completion of 18 years.