Police academy conducts passing-out parade

Police officer Kalpeshkumar Chavan received the coveted ‘sword of honour’ as the best cadet of Maharashtra Police Academy (MPA) in Nashik on Wednesday. A total of 237 police officers were inducted in the state police force during the 114th passing-out parade.

DGP Satish Mathur felicitated the awardees at the MPA campus. Additional DGP S. Jagannathan, special IGP Vinay Kumar Chaube, Nashik CP Ravindra Singhal, SP Ankush Shinde and others were also present at the event.

DGP Mathur told the officers that they had taken basic training and should continue to learn newer things and work for society.

“The MPA has received sanction for 30 per cent incentive allowance and video-conferencing facilities. Newer subjects have been introduced as required. Due to these facilities, MPA will become a noteworthy institution in the country,” he said.

MPA director Nawal Bajaj said that the MPA had received autonomy and would now be able to train semi-government and industrial employees.

Parade commander Tushar Ikke and second commander Jayesh Kulkarni leda parade of six platoons comprising 180 officers. The officers passing out included 183 men and 54 women.

The 12-month-long course included lessons on laws, investigation, fingerprint study, forensic science, management of police stations, maintenance of peace and order, stopping of crime, cyber crime, economic offences, IT and physical exercises. MPA, which was established in 1906, has completed 110 years in 2016. Kalpeshkumar Chavan received the ‘Sword of Honour’ and the late Yeshwantrao Chavan gold medal for best all-round cadet at the hands of DGP Mathur. Cadet Rahul Shinde won the Dr Ambedkar Cup.