Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur on Sunday said the Police required more expertise and IT qualified cops to handle cybercrime, which was on the rise in changing times.
“In the fast changing socio-economic and political scenario, one needs to keep pace with the latest techniques and digital knowledge of high standards,” he said, presiding over the 18th All India Police Lawn Tennis Championship at Solan.
Thakur said the crime rate in Himachal was quite less than other states, yet the Police should always be alert to maintain law and order effectively.
Thakur said that organising sports tournaments for cops paves the way to get relief from the stress which one gets in his day-to-day routine job.
“It is a great opportunity for the police personnel of as many as 24 states to share each other experiences,” he said.
He honoured the cops, who participated and brought laurels for the Police department and for the country as well, while participating in various police games at national and international level.
The cops honoured were Ashish Kapoor a Punjab police Officer to bag Gold medal in World Police and Fire Services games in Los Angeles USA , besides Dhananjay Singh from Andhra Pradesh to get gold medal in CBSE under 17 lawn tennis championship besides others.
As many as 120 participants from 24 states including paramilitary forces participated in the tournament.
Earlier, Director General of Police, SR Mardi said as policing was the most tedious job, it was necessary to organise sports activities from time to time so as to keep oneself fit and it also provides an opportunity to meet cops at different levels.