Passing out parade of Karnataka Industrial Security Force Women Trainees

Mysuru :

The passing out parade of the first batch of women trainees of Karnataka Industrial Security Force (KISF) was held this morning at the DAR grounds in Jyothinagar here.

Totally, 163 women trainees of KISF have emerged out of District Police Training School spread among six teams after undergoing nine-month training which covered indoor and outdoor activities.

The indoor category included Indian Penal Codes, industrial and general security, labour laws, knowledge of psychology and computer and behavioural skills. The outdoor activity included physical fitness, arm handling, mob control, anti-sabotage check, dog and bomb squad, karate, yoga and drills.

Interestingly, though the eligible qualification prescribed for the post was just SSLC, only 2 out of 163 trainees were matriculates, 68 were graduates and 16 were post-graduates and the rest being PUC, D.Ed and others. The trainees took out an attractive march past with District In-charge Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad taking the salute.

Speaking on the occasion, Sreenivasa Prasad said that the KISF personnel were groomed on the lines of CISF to tackle army emergencies. He advised the women trainees to work honestly and diligently without buckling to any pressure.

He expressed happiness that the trainees were used for security purposes during Dasara. He recalled that a Woman Wing Commander had for the first time led the guard of honour for US President Barack Obama recently at Rastrapathi Bhavan in Delhi which was commendable.

The prize winners in the competitions are as follows:

Indoor competition: 1. Chaitra Gopal Nayaka from Karwar; 2. Kusuma from Shimoga.

Out-door competition: 1. S. Shilpa from Mysuru; 2. Shruthi Bai from Hassan.

Rifle shooting: 1. S. Shilpa (Mysuru) and Vani from Mandya; 2. Nagarathna from Kalburgi.

All rounder trophy was bagged by S. Shilpa.

The parents and relatives of the trainees too had come to witness the parade.

SP Abhinav Khare, Police Training School Principal and Additional SP Kala Krishnamurthy, Retired Additional SP Pradeep Kumar and others were present on the occasion. The event was compered by Babu.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday – January 30th, 2015