West Bengal police signs MoU with Rashtriya Raksha University to train police in cybercrime, AI surveillance
olkata: In a bid to modernize the policing system in West Bengal to equip them with modern day crime issues, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed by West Bengal police on Wednesday with the Union Home Ministry-controlled Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU). Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Assam have already signed similar agreements with RRU.
The state Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, speaking on the occasion, said that the Bengal government will lay focus on several measures to modernize the police force, so that the state will not have to rely on the central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel to address critical law & order issues.
Under the MoU, training will be conducted for all levels of police officers-IPS, WBPS, Sub-Inspectors and Constables in the state and a wide range of modern day issues will be covered in the courses.. “Training will be conducted for various aspects of modern-day crimes like cyber-crime, dark web, Artificial Intelligence enabled surveillance, border security, prevention of human trafficking, crime-detection activities like forensic science, among others,” said the Chief Minister.
The MoU was signed on Wednesday at state secretariat of Nabanna in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal, DGP Siddh Nath Gupta, Kolkata Police chief Ajay Nand, among others.
“Already 16,000 constables have been trained, who will be utilized. The recruitment process of the force will be made transparent and 112 system, which is prevailing, will be implemented,” CM said.
The state Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, speaking on the occasion, said that the Bengal government will lay focus on several measures to modernize the police force, so that the state will not have to rely on the central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel to address critical law & order issues.
Under the MoU, training will be conducted for all levels of police officers-IPS, WBPS, Sub-Inspectors and Constables in the state and a wide range of modern day issues will be covered in the courses.. “Training will be conducted for various aspects of modern-day crimes like cyber-crime, dark web, Artificial Intelligence enabled surveillance, border security, prevention of human trafficking, crime-detection activities like forensic science, among others,” said the Chief Minister.
The MoU was signed on Wednesday at state secretariat of Nabanna in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Agarwal, DGP Siddh Nath Gupta, Kolkata Police chief Ajay Nand, among others.
“Already 16,000 constables have been trained, who will be utilized. The recruitment process of the force will be made transparent and 112 system, which is prevailing, will be implemented,” CM said.
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