The passing out parade of newly-recruited constables of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was held on Wednesday at the 227 Battalion at Bangrasia campus on the outskirts of the State capital. After inspecting the parade, Inspector General of Police (Madhya Pradesh Sector) Pramod Kumar Pandey, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that after 44 weeks of training in aspects such as foot drill, arms drill, weaponry, law and order and human rights, the newly-recruited constables would be able to discharge their duties effectively.
“CRPF personnel are deployed in North-East and Jammu and Kashmir. Besides, they are posted in left wing extremism areas. In Madhya Pradesh, they are dealing with the ultras in Balaghat keeping them in check,” he said.Pandey exhorted them to take the challenges that lay ahead them for building a better society. Commandant (227 Battalion) Sanjay Sharma was also present on the occasion.
These 544 constables hail from different parts of the country including 203 from Bihar, 189 from Uttar Pradesh, 144 from Jharkhand, three from Assam, two from Jammu and Kashmir and one each from Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand.Newly-recruited constable Varun Ram was selected as the all-round best trainee while constable Durga Prasad Mishra as best trainee for outdoor training, Manvendra Singh for indoor training and Uday Pratap Singh for shooting.