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Major concerns and public debates
Due to the immense amount of power and responsibility that IPS officers hold, there are many issues that can arise when personal beliefs, desires, emotions, safety, and security are at play.
Corruption
Some IPS officers have been accused of misuse of power, public corruption, money laundering, and drug trafficking[1][2][3][4][5][6] . There have been various instances of abuse of the public by officers. [7] High-ranking officers often enjoy many luxuries for no cost. There is also opportunity to receive extra payment for doing specific tasks on the job.[8]
Sectarianism
There is a great political, religious, and cultural divide in India[9]. The rise of the BJP has boosted the popularity of Hindutva and created further polarization between ring-wing and left-wing parties[9]. Nageswara Rao, a former CBI Director and officer in the IPS, commented, "It is Hinduism, including Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism) that is the identity marker of India. You remove it, India will not be India but just any other Christian or Muslim country."[10] In another article, he stated, "Abrahamic religions such as Christianity and Islam are doctrinally ordained as world conquering expansionist creeds. Which means they have to continuously increase their demography with which comes the geography too. Both religions poach from others through well-oiled multinational conversion machinery."[10] This is merely one opinion from an IPS officer and is not representative of the IPS employee population as a whole. However, Rao's Hindutva beliefs are collectively shared by a large amount of right-wing supporters in India.[9] With strong-held beliefs, like Hindutva, that many people hold, these beliefs have the possibility of creeping into their professions.[8]
- ^ Parihar, Rohit (17 September 2015). "This IPS officer spent 7 years in jail before he busted biggest bribery case". India Today. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "IPS officer gets 13-year jail term for pilfering seized drug". Daily News and Analysis. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Corruption case against IPS officer, 5 held by Vigilance Dept". The Hindu. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ Sood, Aman (18 August 2016). "Booked for job fraud, IPS officer on the run". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "HC clears trial of officer who flew family around the world in Rs 1 lakh". Mumbai Mirror. September 17, 2013.
- ^ "This Delhi cop is a 'corrupt crorepati' - 17 shell companies, 11 posh properties and much more". Times Now. September 19, 2017.
- ^ Qadri, Afzal (1994). "Police Corruption: An Analysis". Indian Journal of Criminology. 22.
- ^ a b Lamani, Ravikanth Babu (2013). "Police Corruption in India". International Journal of Criminology and Sociological Theory. 6.
- ^ a b c Kaul, Nitasha (2017). "Rise of the Political Right in India: Hindutva-Development Mix, Modi Myth, and Dualities". Journal of Labor and Society. 20.
- ^ a b "Nageswara Rao, the retired IPS officer who believes Hinduism is the only marker of India". The Print. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.