DGP Sanjeev Marik on Thursday called upon the police force to enhance its professionalism for better crime detection and crime control with the help of scientific tools.
Inaugurating the 62nd Police Duty Meet here, Marik said this meet is held every year to provide an opportunity to the officers for enhancing their technical qualities, display professional skill and extend the same spirit to their localities for holding district-level meets.
As many as 148 participants, including 28 Inspectors, 233 SIs, 39 ASIs and 39 Constables representing the 38 police districts of the State, are participating in the meet. Similarly, 25 sniffer dogs are showcasing their skills. The meet would continue till Saturday and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who is also the Home Minister, would attend the valedictory function to give away prizes to the winners.
During the meet, competitions in scientific aids for investigation, fingerprinting techniques, lifting, packaging, forwarding of exhibits, police photography, law procedure, cyber law, medico legal procedures, police portrait, observation, use of computer in police and police detective dogs would be held.