Students in Churachandpur take charge as Superintendent of Police and Police Station Officers for a Day 

District Police, Churachandpur, organised a one-day “Friends of Police” programme at District Police Headquarters (DHQ), Churachandpur, with the objective of inculcating leadership qualities, discipline and a sense of responsibility among students.

The programme held on Wednesday was also organised to familiarise the students with the functioning and day-to-day responsibilities of the Police Force. As part of the initiative, Isabel Hoilungnem, Class X of VK Tawna High School, was designated as Superintendent of Police (SP) for a day.

The charge of Officer in Charge, Churachandpur Police Station was designated to Kailunlal of  Rostad Memorial High School, OC, Singngat Police Station to  Liantansiam of Suangdoh High School, OC, Sangaikot Police Station  to Liantansang Guite of Agape High School, OC, Women Police Station  to Elvina Nomneilam of St. Mary's Hr. Secondary School and OC, Traffic Control Police  to Genlalmuansiam  of  Rostad Memorial High School.

The students were picked up from their respective homes in the morning and reported to their assigned units, where they participated in the morning fall-in parade, conducted patrolling, interacted with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) for improvement of Police-Public relationship.

The students also visited various important offices in their respective jurisdiction, and held Sainik Sammelan with police personnel to discuss their welfare and service-related issues and hear their grievances . They also familiarised themselves with official records and inspected various office files.

The student SP interacted with members of the press and media at her office chamber and also chaired a meeting with all five student OCs and senior police officers at the SP Conference Hall.

Various aspects of police administration and functioning were discussed besides hearing all the inputs and reports of the designated student OCs. The student SP assured to look into the grievances brought forward by the OCs  and encourage them to work harder in their assigned task.

Following the meeting, the student officers and senior police officers attended a high tea at the SP's residence. Thereafter, the student SP and Student OCs returned to their respective offices and police stations to continue their assigned duties. They were later dropped back at their respective homes at the end of the day.

The programme provided the students with valuable first-hand exposure to police administration, leadership, public interaction and operational responsibilities. The initiative concluded on a positive note, with the student’s expressing enthusiasm, motivation and appreciation for the experience.

Speaking to reporters at SP office, the student SP Isabel Hoilungnem said, “given this opportunity, I was very shocked and nervous. But, now sitting here I feel the thankful and grateful to be sitting here and I also want to encourage other people like my friends or other students to do better and to remind them that they can also be in this position.

She also encourages students to try hard and also bring out their best and to remain competitive but also sometimes accept defeat.  On being asked about her aim in life, the student SP said she want to be a doctor(cardiologist).

If she became the SP in real life, Hoilungnem said, “ my first priority would be to encourage the relationship between the public and the police so that the public doesnot have the wrong perception of the police and also to make them feel like they can always approach the police whenever they face difficulties.

Houlungnem said, “ My second priority would be to stop free selling of drugs.  I have also received a lot of feedback so I have taken all those into account and started implementing them”. Even as a civilian I have seen a lot of free selling of drugs which really affected the youth of Lamka(Churachandpur). So that would also be my second priority"