Govt launches Police Cadet Corps

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, April 1

The state government has started a new programme, namely, Police Cadet Corps with a view to engage the state’s youth in nation building activities. With focus on the concept of ‘Healthy Body - Healthy Mind’, the community policing programmes like marathon runs, yoga and rahgiri events are being organised in each district of the State. These programmes are very popular and a large number of youth are taking part in them.

This information was given by an official spokesman here on Sunday. The government is alive to its responsibility towards the present as well as the future generations and will leave no stone unturned in eradicating the menace of illicit drugs and liquor, he said.

The government will ensure continuous crackdown on criminals and nefarious elements found indulging in sale, manufacture or smuggling of illicit drugs and liquor. Exemplary, prompt and strict action will be taken against all such elements in accordance with law. At the same time, the government will continue to educate the youth regarding the ill effects of the liquor and drugs with a view to keep them away from such substances.

He said the state government had established a special task force to detect and investigate the various criminal activities, including manufacture and supply of narcotic substances and drugs, illicit arms and counterfeit currency, cases of extorting and kidnapping and abduction for ransom, inter-gang wars/shoot outs and contract killings, sensational cases of dacoity and robbery, and cases related to terrorism or having interstate ramifications.

The headquarters of STF has been set up at Gurugram and one IG rank officer has been made in-charge of the STF, he added.