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FICCI SMART P LICING AWARDS 2 0 2 0 COMPENDIUM OF BEST PRACTICES IN SMART POLICING CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS . 1 FOREWORD. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 5 ANTI - INSURGENCY . 19 Mava Police Station, Mava Dnyan Mandir..............................................21 CHILD - SAFETY . 23 Counter Child Sexual Exploitation Centre. 25 Masoom Bachpan . 28 Thozhi...........................................................................29 COMMUNITY POLICING . 31 Cyber Mithra. 33 SAHYOG Skill Development Programme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) . 35 Anti-Drug Squad. 37 CRIME INVESTIGATION & PROSECUTION . 41 Cop Talk..........................................................................43 I'Bike ............................................................................47 Compiled by: Edited by: Court Blaze . 49 CYBER CRIME MANAGEMENT . 51 National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC) . 53 Mr Sameer Tandon Ms Ishita Bose Cyber Crime Management over Indian Railways. 53 Deputy Director - FICCI Assistant Manager, FICCI DISASTER RESPONSE AND MANAGEMENT . 57 Garuda-108 . 59 Ms Mridani Krishna Research Associate - FICCI Jaldoot Flood and Deep Diving Team . 61 CoBuddy.........................................................................63 ELDERLY SAFETY . 60 Senior Citizens Police Panchayat . 61 ^?kaVh ctkvks iqfyl cqykvks for Senior Citizens . 70 Disclaimer: This compendium presents a compilation of select SMART Policing initiatives in India, which were received for the FICCI SMART EMERGENCY RESPONSE . 73 Policing Awards 2020. This compendium has been produced by FICCI based on the information provided by various State Police Emergency Response. 75 Forces and Central Armed Police Forces, in the entry forms for the Awards. Although FICCI has made every effort to cross-check the information provided in the entries, the veracity of the factual details rest with the security and law enforcement agencies. Emergency Response Support System . 78 This document is for information purpose only and is not intended to be a substitute for any professional, legal, or technical advice. FICCI does not accept any liability, whatsoever, for any direct or consequential loss arising from usage of this document or its HUMAN TRAFFICKING . 81 content, in any form. Anti-Human Trafficking . 83 CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS . 1 FOREWORD. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . 5 ANTI - INSURGENCY . 19 Mava Police Station, Mava Dnyan Mandir..............................................21 CHILD - SAFETY . 23 Counter Child Sexual Exploitation Centre. 25 Masoom Bachpan . 28 Thozhi...........................................................................29 COMMUNITY POLICING . 31 Cyber Mithra. 33 SAHYOG Skill Development Programme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) . 35 Anti-Drug Squad. 37 CRIME INVESTIGATION & PROSECUTION . 41 Cop Talk..........................................................................43 I'Bike ............................................................................47 Compiled by: Edited by: Court Blaze . 49 CYBER CRIME MANAGEMENT . 51 National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC) . 53 Mr Sameer Tandon Ms Ishita Bose Cyber Crime Management over Indian Railways. 53 Deputy Director - FICCI Assistant Manager, FICCI DISASTER RESPONSE AND MANAGEMENT . 57 Garuda-108 . 59 Ms Mridani Krishna Research Associate - FICCI Jaldoot Flood and Deep Diving Team . 61 CoBuddy.........................................................................63 ELDERLY SAFETY . 60 Senior Citizens Police Panchayat . 61 ^?kaVh ctkvks iqfyl cqykvks for Senior Citizens . 70 Disclaimer: This compendium presents a compilation of select SMART Policing initiatives in India, which were received for the FICCI SMART EMERGENCY RESPONSE . 73 Policing Awards 2020. This compendium has been produced by FICCI based on the information provided by various State Police Emergency Response. 75 Forces and Central Armed Police Forces, in the entry forms for the Awards. Although FICCI has made every effort to cross-check the information provided in the entries, the veracity of the factual details rest with the security and law enforcement agencies. Emergency Response Support System . 78 This document is for information purpose only and is not intended to be a substitute for any professional, legal, or technical advice. FICCI does not accept any liability, whatsoever, for any direct or consequential loss arising from usage of this document or its HUMAN TRAFFICKING . 81 content, in any form. Anti-Human Trafficking . 83 PRISON REFORMS . ..
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