Salem’s Sooramangalam All Women’s Police Station in Tamil Nadu has been ranked 2nd among the top 10 police stations in the country. At a police conference in Kutch, Gujarat in 2015, Prime Minister Modi announced that the best performing police stations at the national level would be selected and honored every year.
Accordingly, 16,671 police stations have been inspected this year and 10 best police stations have been selected. Details of them have been released by the Union Home Ministry. The announcement was made at the 55th DGP, IGP Police Conference attended by Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.
According to the report, the Nagbok Shekmai police station in Manipur’s Daupal district has taken the top spot. Sooramangalam All Women Police Station in Salem is ranked 2nd. Various guidelines have been issued on behalf of the Union Home Ministry to select these best police stations, on the basis of which this study was conducted.
These 10 police stations were selected on the basis of statistics on police stations, direct surveillance and public opinion. In particular, the rankings were based on how crimes related to property, crimes against women, crimes against the disabled, disappearances, and unidentified bodies were handled.
Police stations had been graded on the basis of 19 types of criteria on how police stations serve the people and how they make the most use of technology to detect crime.
In the first place in that category was given to the Nagbok Shekmai police station in the Daupal district in the state of Manipur. The 2nd place was given to Sooramangalam All Women Police Station in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The 3rd place was given to Karsang BS Police Station in Sanglang, Arunachal Pradesh. It is a matter of pride that the Salem Suramangalam Women’s Police Station in Tamil Nadu has been ranked 2nd for best performance at the national level.