Now that's what i call interrogation!

Students grill men in khaki at interactive meet

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Mumbai: Do the police have the legal sanction to shoot criminals they are chasing? Who gives food to the accused in prison? These were some of the questions put forth by youngsters before the Mumbai police at an interactive session held by the Times Foundation and the men in khaki.
At the session, which lasted for three hours, students representing various schools in the city came together for a tete-a-tete with the police force.
Asked why some policemen demand haftas, the joint commissioner of police (law and order) K L Prasad admitted that salaries for the lower rungs of the police force were a matter of concern. “However, I would still say that the police do not accept hafta. It is an individual who does. It is a very small section that does so, and hence, should not be equated with the entire police force,’’ Prasad said. When another student asked about fake encounters and the legality of killing criminals in lock-ups, the joint commissioner cautioned the students to draw a line between the reel and the real reality. “By law, the police do not have any sanction to kill. It is only for the court to decide on the punishment,’’ said Prasad.
The plethora of questions posed by the students apparently showed that the young minds were intrigued by the way the police force functions and also how transparent it is to the common man.