Reborn as a Police Officer in India

Chapter 18: The Evils of Indian Grassroots Police

"Bangkao, it's so difficult, Roden. I advise you to be more practical and stop daydreaming, wasting time and money." Love said.

He said he was trying to persuade her, but the contemptuous tone was not concealed at all.

The same look appeared on the faces of the others.

It doesn't mean that you just need to pass the written test. You still have to go through interviews and so on. Low-level police officers like them, who have no money and no connections, rarely have the chance to get a job.

The noise outside attracted Ada and Gert to come out of the office.

Roton noticed the two of them and said loudly, "So what if I take the national exam? I'm also planning on taking the federal civil service exam."

When these words came out, not only did Love and others open their mouths wide, even Ada and Gert were stunned.

They dare not even think about taking the federal civil service exam.

"Gert, I just want to tell you something." After coming back to his senses, Yada looked at Gert and said.

He didn't take Rotun's words seriously. Even if Rotun went to Bangkao, he probably wouldn't have much chance.

However, as his confidant, he would certainly be happy to see if Rotun really passed the state civil service exam.

"Director, please speak," Gert said hurriedly.

Ever since he learned from the Inspector General that Chief Shah would be transferred soon, he has kept a much lower profile in the police station. He can't say that he actively cooperates with Yada's orders, but at least he doesn't interfere anymore.

"I just got a call from my superiors. They say All India Television is planning to film a documentary about the current situation of grassroots police officers in Mumbai, and they need the cooperation of our grassroots police station. I thought since you speak good English, you'd be in charge of the reception," Yada said. "Of course, they may not choose our jurisdiction, but we still need to be prepared."

"This?" Gert hesitated.

"What's wrong? What's the difficulty?" Yada asked.

"Commander, the thing is, I'm going to take a week off. My father is seriously ill back home, so I need to rush back. I was just thinking of talking to you about this sometime," Gert explained. "Commander, Rotten's English is pretty good; he should be able to act as an interpreter."

"Your father is seriously ill, so this matter cannot be delayed. I believe he will get better." Yada did not force him. "Go ahead, and don't worry about the affairs of the bureau."

"Director, I'll go back now."

Gert let out a long sigh as he left the police station.

The Inspector General had already informed him that All India Television was planning to come to Mumbai to shoot a documentary.

The Inspector General meant for him to stay away from this matter and not get involved.

The Inspector General was well-informed. It was said that All India Television had already produced a documentary in Delhi about the grassroots police in Delhi. Although the film had not yet been released to the public, its content had been known to some federal senior officials. The poor performance of the police officers made the senior officials furious, which led to many senior officials in the Delhi police system being criticized, and some were even dismissed from their posts.

The content of the documentary can be said to be shocking. All kinds of illegal behaviors of grassroots police officers were filmed, which had a great impact on the top leaders, who felt that the police system needed to be rectified.

So everyone thinks that when All India Television comes to Mumbai to shoot a documentary, it will most likely expose the various illegal behaviors of grassroots police officers, just like in Delhi.

Who would dare to get involved in such an unlucky thing?

If I were to go to receive them, and then all the crimes of the grassroots police in Mumbai were to be exposed, I would be implicated and would definitely be hated by the senior officials in the police system. The Inspector General would not be able to protect me at all.

Gert cursed inwardly, what was going on? Knowing English should have been an advantage, but now it had brought him trouble.

Precisely because he knew English, regardless of whether Yada already knew about this matter, the reception task would be given to him first, and he simply could not refuse.

So he used his father's illness as an excuse to stay away from Mumbai, a troubled city. Since he wasn't there, whatever happened next wouldn't have anything to do with him. "Rodun, don't run around anytime soon. Keep your phone on. We might need you at any time," Yada said, looking at Rodun.

With Gert gone, the task of English translation naturally fell on Rotten.

"Yes, Chief." Rawdon responded immediately.

All India Television is India's national television station, so its influence is naturally huge.

Rotun began to search his memories of his past life, and there really was a documentary about grassroots police officers.

He even watched the documentary "Decrypted" that year. All India Television actually made two documentaries about grassroots police, one each in Delhi and Mumbai.

However, the Delhi film was not screened publicly. Only some inside stories were mentioned in the declassified version. The documentary that everyone saw publicly was the Mumbai Police documentary.

The thing is, at the request of the top federal government officials, All India Television was responsible for filming documentaries about the real daily lives of grassroots police officers, such as their duties and lives.

The first city chosen by the TV station was Delhi, after all, it is the capital.

During the filming in Delhi, the TV station wanted the Delhi Police Department to cooperate, but most of the police were engaged in various frauds. The TV station was not so easy to fool, so it directly exposed all the undercover footage.

If these images were released, they would definitely cause an earthquake in the police system.

Therefore, the leaders of the TV station were cautious, fearing that the impact would be too great and out of control. So they did not broadcast it publicly directly, but first showed it to the heads of the departments above and asked them to make a decision.

As a result, the Delhi documentary was not broadcast publicly and was handled internally.

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi police system was cleaned up and reorganized.

The Indian police system is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, unlike China which has a dedicated Ministry of Public Security.

In other words, the police chiefs of each state report directly to the Minister of the Interior.

The documentary in Delhi could not be broadcast publicly, so All India Television planned to shoot another one and chose Mumbai as the destination.

This is a major threat to the Mumbai police.

Everyone knows what the police below are like.

As both are police systems, Mumbai is certainly aware of the dire situation of the Delhi police system.

Many senior police officers have been dismissed, so now it will be the turn of Mumbai, and even some senior police officers in Maharashtra will be affected.

However, Roton knew the real intention of the Indian top leaders.

Since the content of the first filming was too explosive, the top management was also afraid that it would cause a strong reaction from the public and lead to social unrest.

In India, marches and strikes are very common.

Once the issue of the police is exposed, the opposition will definitely take the opportunity to mobilize the people to cause trouble, which is something the ruling party does not want to see now.

Therefore, the federal top brass asked the All India Television to appropriately reduce the exposure of various grassroots illegal activities and to increase the shining points of some grassroots police officers, so as to enhance the image of the police system among the people.

In recent years, the Indian police have had a very bad reputation, making it difficult to carry out many tasks, and the government also wants to make some improvements to this situation.

(End of this chapter)