“Despite being an ‘outsider’, they made me feel at home. That’s what has inspired me to go above and beyond the call of duty,” says Dr. Pritpal Kaur Batra,” a dentist-turned IPS officer.
In school, his teachers would often advise him to return to his village and take up occupations ‘more fit’ for people from his community like fishing or agriculture. Instead, he would go onto make history.
“Whenever I address probationers or police officers, I tell them that their responsibility is to enforce the rule of law. In the process, if you disobey political directions, other vested interests or corrupt elements within the force, then so be it.”
“If media reports are correct, there is no question of it being a third-degree murder. Whichever officer was part of the crime, they need to be prosecuted.” #JusticeForJayarajandBennix
"Since we started, most migrant workers have stayed back instead of leaving. They stayed back with the guarantee that they will not go hungry." #CoronaWarriors #CoronaLockdown
A winner of the President's Gallantry Award, now-retired IPS officer Suresh Khopade prevented the communal hotbed of Bhiwandi from descending into violence even as neighbouring Mumbai burnt during the 1992-93 riots.
“We have enough laws. What is required is proper implementation, fast track trials and better conviction rates. Instead of telling girls not to go here or there and restricting their movement, we must also as a society do a better job of raising our boys and teaching them how to respect women," says the Rachakonda Police Commissioner.