The way in which the form of crimes has changed, different sections of the society are required to come together and address the changed forms of crime to help police in working, said Speaker of state assembly Sitasaran Sharma at the inauguration of the two-day annual IPC meet at auditorium of state assembly on Friday.
Sharma discussed challenges of police in the current scenario. Today development is the main issue of politics and development is possible only when the society is fear free, he added.
Police give foundation of development in the society but it is the biggest weakness of democracy that organizations made with the aim of protection of human rights is used to violate the same.
Sharma raised concerned over the number of increasing cyber crime and has become a serious problem for the society as criminal who commit crime in open could be caught but those operating from enclosed spaces escape easily. Social media lacks moral education and for proper development of the society coordination of legislature, judiciary and executive is required.
DGP Rishi Shukla said that the rapid changes across the world have made the internal security a big challenge. In the past three decades policing has changed completely and to adopt the change we should be ready.
He said social media has become an important part but it has raised challenges at the same time. It is difficult to control things over social media.
Expert on internal security Ajay Sahni said that the increasing population, financial crisis, difference in rural and urban economies, decreasing land for agriculture is issues which are in the current scenario.