Hyderabad: A total of 188 IPS probationers along with 19 foreign officers from Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Mauritius will pass out of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNA) on Friday during the Dikshant Parade.
Nityanand Rai, union Minister of State for Home Affairs, will be the Chief Guest for the function. Among the 207 probationers there are 58 women who underwent the training alongside their male counter parts.
The first phase of 45 week training covered various topics including the newly introduced laws such Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam; investigation, criminology and police management in India, attitudes, ethics and human rights, internal security and public order and forensics. The outdoor subjects covered physical fitness, weapon training and firing, Yoga, unarmed combat, field craft and tactics and map reading.
SVPNPA Director, Amit Garg said the probationers will be with special agencies such as Grey Hounds for jungle survival module, ITBP for rock climbing, Central School of Weapons and Tactics of BSF for special training in advance weapons, attachment with Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, CRPF in LWE counter training, National Forensic Science University (NFSU) and IIM Ahmedabad.
The probationers were imparted training in internal security challenges, threat from drones, cyber-crimes and security, drug trafficking, crypto currency, financial frauds, dark net, artificial intelligence and will now go for district practical training for 29 weeks before returning to the academy for second phase of basic course training for a period of nine weeks.