President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday proposed the setting up of a dedicated police force to fight low intensity warfare that will be equipped with sophisticated gadgetry to combat terrorism and extremism.
"In order to contain terrorism, the police force will have to create a new cadre trained in low intensity warfare and equipped with state of the art technologies," he said while inaugurating an international seminar on 'Criminal Justice System under Stress: Transnational Perspective.'
Noting that terrorists were using the latest technologies in their disruptive activities, Kalam, the supreme commander of the armed forces, said that very conscious police personnel, using a combination of human intelligence and connectivity across police forces in many states, is the need of the hour.
Such a modern police force can effectively contribute to the eradication of terrorism and extremism, he said. Kalam said the country will have to use innovative tools like mutual legal assistance treaties with other nations 'to ensure that organised criminals do not defeat the law enforcement process by taking advantage of crossing national boundaries and evading prosecution.'
Observing that suggestions made by committees and commissions set up to propose law reforms are yet to be taken up for discussion, he said: "The recommendations made by bodies of legal experts need to be acted upon in a timely manner before they lose their relevance."
Kalam said legal reforms like witness protection, concealing the identity of witnesses,
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