Chennai: Stating that it was time state police forces did their own work, Deputy
Chief of Army (Training and Co-ordination) Lt Gen J B S Yadava on September 7 said
that the Army's role was not to catch bandits and thieves.
"It is not our (Army's) job to catch bandits and thieves. It's the job of state
police forces," he told reporters, after reviewing a short service commission
passing out parade at the Officers Training Academy, who wanted to know if the Army
would lend a hand in nabbing forest brigand Veerappan.
"It is time state police started learning to do their job and not fall back on the
armed forces," he said and added state police forces should be capable of handling
situations themselves or with logistic support and assistance of para-military
forces.
It was, however, unfortunate that the Army was being called to do what was not its
primary task, he said.
PTI
