In a massive outreach initiative, as many as 800 police personnel, including Police Commissioner, participated in the Bengaluru Police’s ‘Friends of Police’ mission aimed at strengthening community policing and youth participation in crime prevention.
As part of the drive, the police teams fanned out across the city, visiting educational institutions under their divisions, sub-divisions, and police station limits.
The officers delivered PPT presentations, interacted with students, and encouraged them to join hands with the police to tackle crime, drug abuse, cybercrime, and law-and-order issues.
The police aim to rope in two lakh students as part of the Friends of Police team to build a safer and more informed city. Over 10,000 students took the pledge and enrolled to help the police and be their ‘eyes and ears’.
“This is not only an awareness programme, but an initiative to strengthen police and public relationship,” Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
“I am very excited interacting with the police, and I’ll help them to fight crime. The police officer also told us about how not to ride bikes without licence and use safety helmet,“ a student from a private college said.
Published – December 01, 2025 09:08 pm IST
