Overview
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah met trainees of the Indian Police Service's 78th Regular Recruitment Batch in New Delhi and told them what the government expects as they prepare for operational assignments.
- Shah said officers must protect citizens' constitutional rights and stay alert to internal security threats, naming drug trafficking, cybercrime and foreign‑sponsored terrorism in a public post on X.
- The interaction reinforced professional standards by stressing discipline, leadership and sensitivity as core qualities for modern policing.
- The meeting follows the cohort's basic training cycle and a passing‑out parade for the first training phase, marking the transition from classroom instruction to field postings across India.
- By delivering these expectations publicly, the Home Minister signalled the priorities that will shape the new officers' early duties and the national security focus of their first assignments.