Cop extraordinaire: Inspector Rajesh juggles to maintain peace

'I block my feelings at crime scenes and make scientific analysis my priority. So, this way I just focuss on the task at hand'

Vasudha Zora | NT

Bengaluru: The life of a policeman is something outside the realm of the extraordinary.

The consumption of on-site gore which is enough to make an average person's mind go astray is something the cops continuously juggle to maintain peace and harmony in society. Earlier this year the Karnataka State Police unit gave away some medals to its most promising and brave policemen.

Speaking to News Trail, CEN Inspector Rajesh L Y from Bandepalya police station shares his story. From not liking cops to becoming one and winning the Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation, it is a gripping story of the steely nerves of a go-getter cop.

”I used to see the police as bullies. When I was in Law college, a friend of mine got a form, since his height did not make the cut and he landed up spending a fortune on the form, he forced me into filling it and I filled it. I cleared my exams and my father suggested that I join the department as he was unsuccessful in getting there.” Rajesh said that after he joined the department he understood that the police have enormous powers which should be exercised with responsibility, discipline, and conviction.

“Earlier I was a practicing criminal advocate. Then, I slowly started to take interest in the investigation processes. I also participated in the All India Police Meet. We had a short course on forensic examination that totally changed my way of looking at the crime scenes, as I learned the scientific way of storing samples, which is the most technical part,” Rajesh said. He has been in the police department for over 15 years before starting his career as a criminal advocate.

The police Inspector also said that police work can bring a lot of stress and a lot of mental health issues. “I took recourse to friends, and therapy provided by departments, but the major shift happened when I blocked my feelings at crime scenes and made scientific analysis my priority, instead.

So this way I just focussed on the task at hand rather than giving way to my emotions. Once in a while when we see a cop getting hurt in a crime scene or face regular stress then it is a free place to speak out our mind and get some words for comfort from colleagues and friends,” he said.