SOP Station House Management by Kerala Police

40 3. POLICE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
sured that, the materials
taken from various
places for the purpose
of duty have been returned.
7. The safety and human
rights of the accused under
custody shall be ensured.
8. The name and address
given by the accused
shall be verified in detail
and their statement
recorded after interrogation.
9. If anybody gets injured
during the protest, they
shall be brought immediately
to the hospital
and Police Officials
shall be deputed for
the surveillance of hospitalised
accused in nonbailable
offences. If required,
necessary steps
shall be taken for bringing
the concerned Magistrate
to the hospital
for remanding the said
accused.
10. If any mischief is done
by the protesters upon
any vehicles, cases shall
be registered immediately
and necessary
steps shall be taken for
bringing the said vehicles
to the Police Station
after due formalities including
preparation of
Mahazars. The value
of Government/ Private
property shall be assessed
without delay for
proper entry in the remand
report.
11. Picket duty shall be arranged
immediately in
riot prone areas, if required.
12. In case of violent
protests and subsequent
escape of the
protesters/accused,
they shall be identified
by frequent patrolling
after the completion
of protest and
also by indentifying
them with the markings
of Grenades/ Water
cannons (VARUN)
over them.
13. If large numbers of
protesters are arrested,
they shall be divided
into batches and each
batch shall be allotted
to a group of officers for
the preparation of arrest
memo and inspection
memo.
14. If the protesters escape
after committing various
mischief then enquiry
shall also be conducted
in nearby hospitals
and if anybody
is found to be present,
they shall be included in
the list of accused after
verification.
15. If atrocities are being
continued by the violent
protesters then necessary
traffic diversion
for the vehicles shall
be done for keeping
them away from the
protesters in order to
minimise the causalities.
16. The department vehicles
and the Police officers
vehicles shall be
parked away from the
picketing place and they
shall be parked in such a
way as to proceed easily
at any time.
3.18.3 C) FESTIVAL
BANDOBUST
DUTY
During festivals, Police have
to ensure safety and security
of the public, control the
crowd and shall prevent Law
and Order issues and criminal
activities. Sufficient Police
Officers shall be deployed
in advance for the said purpose.
3.19 PROCEDURES
TO FOL-
LOWED
IN CASE
OF PRO-
CESSIONS
WITH ELE-
PHANTS
The SHOs shall ensure strict
compliance of rules and procedures
while conducting processions
with Elephants. If
any laxities found, it shall
be intimated to the concerned
authorities including Executive
Magistrate and shall
given necessary directions in
writing to the festival organizing
committee.
1. Whenever Elephants are
used in processions, its
data book shall be verified
in detail.
2. The SHO shall attend
the monitoring committee
meeting presided by
the District Collector
during festivals seasons
the meeting of said committee
shall be convened
every month and the
concerned officers shall
ensure the same.
3. Elephants shall not be
used for processions