Community Policing

At 13, Surjeet Lodhi rallied children in Vidisha to fight alcohol abuse and child labour. By 17, he helped restore classrooms and hope across villages.

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.

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Notably, Sheikh's 'Rakhi with Khaki' initiative for women's empowerment gained a place in the Guinness Book of Records last year, with over 1,400 women participating!

It all began when several villagers complained to the police about being hit by ball on their way to the temple, where the boys had been playing.

A Community Policing programme started by an NGO called Janagraha, in collaboration with Bengaluru Police, aims at creating a safer and more secure environment, where the police and community members become guardians of law and order.

An elderly man suffering from memory loss was reunited with his family in Bengaluru because of a citizen social worker and the Bengaluru police.