Fitness Test For Assam Cops To Remove "Deadwood" Gets Underway

The BMI tests are being conducted in as many as 36 locations across the state. All Indian Police Service (IPS) officers posted in the state will also be taking the test.

Shape up or ship out. The alarm had been sounded for Assam cops. A fitness test for the 67,000-strong force, including senior officers, is underway in the state.

Assam top cop Gyanendra Pratap Singh also turned up for the fitness test - body mass index (BMI): weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared.

Having a higher BMI, says research, is associated with a greater risk of certain conditions, such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes.