Police Reforms: An Indispensable Need for India - By Chronicle Editorial Team

The recent incident of communal riots in capital city and its improper handling has brought the issue of police reforms at centre stage of the governance discourse of the country. Experts are debating about the delay in enforcing standard operating procedure for managing a communal flare-up and curtailing its escalation from becoming a full-fledged riot. Apart from it, there are widespread allegations and criticism of political bias and partisan behaviour of Delhi police while managing the Delhi riots. It raises serious question over the professional character of police establishment and warrants urgent reforms to uphold its accountability, transparency, ....