Police Uncle scheme launched by Delhi Police

To remove fear of police and develop friendly gesture among children in National Capital, Delhi Police on Friday launched ‘Police Uncle’, an initiative to reach out to the schoolchildren of Delhi, at Thyagaraj Stadium. The event of city police aimed to connect with schoolchildren and show a friendly face of police among the upcoming generation. More than 5,000 children from different schools in city took part in the one day event

On the occasion, a short movie was shown to the children to make them aware about cyber crime and to educate them about the “Do’s and Don’ts” while using social networking sites or while browsing on the internet.

Chief Guest on the occasion, Amulya Patnaik, Delhi Commissioner of Police (CP) released the ‘Police Uncle’ book written by Delhi Police staff members.

“The initiative will not only help us reach out to children across the city but across the country as well in showcasing to them a new friendly face of the police which the majority of our policemen and policewomen actually are. This will also help enhance the confidence and trust of young schoolchildren in police,” said the CP.

“Basically, this initiative has twin purposes, first to educate children about do’s and don’ts in their social conduct and behavior. Secondly they will be taught about how they can prevent themselves from being victims or offenders,” said Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South-east district.