COPS WHO WRITE (AS) WELL

Mr. Yoginder Gupta a Principal Correspondent of The Tribune profiles police officers of Haryana who are known pen pushers, including Rajbir Deswal.The despatch follows...

Cops who realise where the might is
Yoginder Gupta
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, January 24“Khakhi” in India invariably evokes the image of a ruthless and insensitive person who wields lathi at the drop of a hat. So it comes as a pleasant surprise when one finds sensitive thinking and writing souls draped in that fearful uniform.
The Haryana Police has a fare sprinkling of this breed of officers. Some of them like DIG Rajbir Deswal have been writing middles, travelogues and other articles for The Tribune for more than two decades. Deswal has also penned a number of books, including a few on Haryanavi humour, Director-general of police (DGP) R.S. Dalal, too, contributes for The Tribune on and off.
The ADGP of the Haryana Armed Police complex, Madhuban, V.N. Rai, a philosopher police officer, has been associated with the publication of a literary magazine. He was also instrumental in the production of a light-and-sound show on the 1857 revolt put up by the department recently.
IG, Madhuban HAP complex K.P. Singh is another police officer who has written a number of books on various subjects, including female foeticide and police training. He has done his doctorate on crime and judicial system of the country.
DIG R.C. Mishra and DSP Abhey Singh are also known as “writers in khakhi”. Among the former IPS officers who are known as such are DGP B.R. Lal and ADGP V.K. Kapur. To recognise some of these “police authors”, the Bureau of Police Research and Development organised a function in New Delhi last month.
On the occasion, the Gobind Vallabh Pant Award was conferred upon seven police officials for their various works.
Joginder Singh got this award for his “Police Ki Kahani, Meri Zubani”; Dr Anupam Sharma for his book on cyber crime; Dr Deepa Jain for “Mahila Suraksha Evm Mahila Police”; M. Laxmanacharya for “Nyayaik Vigyan Evm Apraadh Anveshan”; Mohd. Rafiq Khan for “Police Adhikaarion Ke Virudh Karwaai”; Dr P.S. Bhushan for “Police Prabandhan”; and Dr Amrish Kumar for “Police Marg Darshika”.