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Cops on promotion courses grumble over harsh treatment

Constables-turned-instructors are reportedly abusing and punishing senior officers.

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by Political Desk

News19 September 2025 - 04:59
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ALL IS NOT well at a police training campus. Reason? Officers undergoing promotion courses, some over 45 years old, claim they are being treated worse than recruits. Constables-turned-instructors are reportedly abusing and punishing senior officers, even those old enough to be their fathers, citing directives from their superiors. Field recreation has allegedly been turned into punishment, while the sick face open discrimination. With courses dragging past midnight, tedious exercises, meagre rations and endless fatigue, many are now asking why their training is harsher than similar courses in the other two training colleges.

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