Inaugurating the 64th Odisha Police Duty Meet here on Wednesday, DGP KB Singh said this meet is held every year to provide an opportunity to the officers for enhancing their technical proficiency, display professional skill and to enhance their professionalism for better crime detection and crime control with the help of scientific tools.
As many as 160 participants, including 28 Inspectors, 37 SIs and 41 ASIs and 54 constables representing 37 police districts of the State are participating in the meet. Similarly, 26 sniffers from 18 units are also participating in the meet to display their skills.
The meet will continue till Friday. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will attend the valedictory function and give away prizes to the winners.
During the three-day meet, competitions in scientific aids for investigation, finger printing techniques, lifting, packaging, forwarding of exhibits, police photography, law procedure, cyber law, medico-legal procedures, observation, use of computer in police and police detective dogs would be held. Winners of this duty meet would participate in the all-India meet.