This reminds me of an incident that took place in my first district as SP, Jaunpur.
I had just joined 15 days ago.
One of my most efficient SHOs, Pathak came to call on me with his friend, a Supply officer at the DM office, who btw asked me if I knew what Tabac was... But 1/n https://twitter.com/upcopGopal/status/1264423076109914112">https://twitter.com/upcopGopa...

That& #39;s another story.
Anyway Pathak, while taking to me told me that he sleeps at 8pm. He was heading the most sensitive and notorious thana in Jaunpur. Shahganj.
8pm. SHO goes to sleep.
Before I could raise my eyebrows, he added that he woke up at 12 midnight and then 2/n

patrolled his area till 5am. He then slept till 7am and was back in office at 8am.
He had analysed that 12 to 5 was the time the area needed his presence the most.
He waited for me to react.
I didn& #39;t.
I just said, don& #39;t ever encourage your head moharrir to lie for you 3/n

should any senior officer ask for you at 9pm.
He said, they lie even though I tell them not to.
It was my turn to smile.
For the rest of my tenure and his, I did not call up his thana between 8 and 12 & 5 and 8.
I did not want his Head Moharrir to have to lie.
And I trusted 4/n

Pathak and his ability to handle his thana best.
I have found that trust works better.
It is also important to understand that policing is a 24x7 job but this means the institution is always working. It does not mean that no police officer should ever be allowed to sleep.
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Rest, food, sanitation, leave, exercise, trust, positive reinforcement.
These are a few of our favourite things.
How difficult can it be.
Just give it and see how much you get in return.
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#ThutFinishes
Thank you @upcopGopal for triggering this.
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