Overview
- In a Rashtrapati Bhavan address to 77 RR (2024) probationers, the president linked effective law and order to attracting public and private investment.
- She cited “digital arrest” as a fast-growing scam and urged officers to stay several steps ahead in adopting AI and other tools.
- Murmu called for cultural de-colonisation in policing so vulnerable communities see the force as support rather than something to fear.
- She reminded young officers that authority carries accountability and that moral authority rests on integrity, fairness and compassion.
- The batch numbers 174 trainees with 62 women, the highest female representation in an IPS probationer cohort to date.