The need for police reforms in India

For a country like India to prosper, the functioning of the police is crucial and must be monitored Democracy is surely made of four pillars; the legislative, executive, judiciary, and the media but it stands on the ground which we may call, the police. For the smooth functioning of the pillars, a systematic working police force plays a huge role. The aberrant killing of Vikas Dubey and the disclosure of his alliance with several police officers showcase the political nexus angle and highlight the urgent need for change in the police system. This being one of the many latest examples of unlawful police action, an important and a much less discussed topic in today's news arena comes into the light; the police reforms. From January 2020 to July 2020, 914 judicial and police deaths (53 in police custody) were reported by the National Human Rights Commission . Talks of Police Reforms in the past Questions on the police reforms were asked way back i...