Adoption of technology by police key to solve tricky cases: CM

Bengaluru, Oct 21: The Karnataka government will provide all necessary facilities to police personnel as they work under testing conditions and their families too need protection. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said today. Speaking after receiving salute at the Police Commemoration Day celebrations here, he said it was the duty of the state government to safeguard the interests of police personnel and their families and the government was fully committed to it. Paying rich tributes to those who laid their lives while on duty in the country, he said 370 personnel of armed police and policemen had laid down their lives while serving the country last year and this included 12 from Karnataka. Mr Siddaramaiah said the Karnataka government was committed to ensure removal of wage parity among different sections of police force in the State and as an interim measure it had offered various facilities and also removed disparity in giving promotions to lower cadre. The government had also offered special health plans for the police force besides opening canteens for them on the line of Army canteens and offered facilities to the children of policemen. He called upon the police force to ensure it uses modern technology in solving cases that will ensure quick resolution of serious cases of offences and the culprits get punished early. This will bring confidence in the minds of the people about the force while it would also bring good name to the government. UNI