Is the police redundant in today's India?

Let us take a minute to review the last couple of months and put it in perspective. Child murdered in school - CBI to take over. Disciples of some Godman go on the rampage - Army to come in. Child falls into a borewell - Army to the rescue. Flooding in the city - CRPF, Armed forces, NGOs to come in and save people. Fire in building - CBI to come in. Traffic violation - CCTV cameras to do the job. Chalans - online.

What is it that the police does or is capable of doing? What set me thinking was not just the numerous cases where the police was sidelined and the case was handed over to the CBI which seems to have become the defunct Police and deals with every robbery, murder or issue that might arise in the county. Every time a parent or some NGO or some political party wants the CBI they get it - shout, destroy property, go on dharna, deny other people their right to choice and the country bows down and they get the CBI. What happens tomorrow when they say the CBI is not good enough?

Coming back to my reason for starting this discussion - I have been noticing for some time now that traffic police does not check people who are breaking the law - so I spoke to a few of them and their stock reply is "CCTV is there". So does that mean the CCTV is our new cops? I had gone to the Police station as I had been deceived of a sum of money and went to file a case with all proof - I was told that the police doesn't deal with fraud cases - go to the court.

Here is a bunch of people who don't feel any shame when a case is taken away from them for sheer negligence, ineptitude, not being up to date with either technology or the world around them.

The issue :
- Cops are not conversant with the laws themselves.
- They are the laziest bunch and have no issues with someone else taking over.
- They have no fear of law - they are the upholders of the law.
- They are extremely corrupt - they only become active when they can make some money.
- They know that someone else will do their job for them
- They have been reduced to bodyguards and watchmen for politicians.
- They are extremely rude and crude with the general public.
- The public is actually more afraid of them than the local goons.
- They do not instill faith in the public to do the right thing and to do it honestly.
- There is no pride in their work, no passion and desire to serve. This is a business not service.

Suggestions
- Replace the police with the CBI.
- We don't need to be paying a bunch of people for a job done by others. We have too many public sector companies and govt departments that are just there because they exist not because they are of any value to the country. They are a liability to the country and a big drain on our resources.
- If the CBI is the new police - equip them to take over and do a better job.
- The army and other forces should not be called in for every random job.
- Who should decide which department looks after law and order - the media, the local people or the govt?
- We need clarity as a country on what laws govern this country. more