Delhi Police to train around 8,800 investigators in new criminal laws in first phase   

To begin with, around 8,800 personnel, particularly field officers and those posted at police stations, will get training till March 30 so that they become well versed in the new laws.

As the Union government prepares to roll out the three new criminal laws, first in the Union Territories, the Delhi Police have charted an exhaustive training schedule for those responsible for investigations.

To begin with, around 8,800 personnel, particularly field officers and those posted at police stations, will get training till March 30 so that they become well versed in the new laws.

Chhaya Sharma, Special Commissioner of Police (Training), said the aim was to complete the training for all investigating officials in the next six months. The Delhi Police have a strength of around 80,000 personnel.

Booklets describing the laws in simple language will be distributed to the officials and at the end of the training session, they will be assessed through a written test. If the official is unable to clear the paper, he or she will have to repeat the sessions. After the completion of the training, the 8,800 officials will have to attend a refresher course.

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Ms. Sharma, who was specially chosen to lead the training division as it involves making officials proficient with the three criminal laws, said the booklet will include step-by-step process on what should be done when a crime takes place. “We will have to train the officials in video-graphing and geotagging the crime scenes also. Since BNSS [Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita] mandates audio-video recording of all search and seizure, the officials will have to not only record the video but also explain the surroundings as was being done through maps and papers earlier,” Ms. Sharma said.

Ms. Sharma said they have consciously included operators who handle the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) as the entire focus is on digitisation of the criminal law procedure. “We will also train the record keepers of the police station and the maalkhanas (evidence room) in-charge as they will be the custodians of the case property,” the officer added.