A police station that conducts entrance coaching

PALAKKAD: Imagine a police station in the state conducting entrance coaching classes for students. Strange, but that is exactly what the Agali police station in Attapadi is doing. It has come to the  aid of the neglected students of the region by organising free entrance classes for medical and engineering courses at the conference hall of the Attapadi Hill Area Development Society, one km away, every Sunday. This is an initiative of the station’s sub-inspector V Krishnankutty. “We found that the students here were very backward. Therefore, I took the initiative of contacting one of my friends, Prasad, an Economics teacher of the Government Moyan Higher Secondary School in Palakkad.  He arranged three teachers of the school, Suresh, Jency and Amutha to teach the students Mathematics,  Physics and  Chemistry,’’ Krishnankutty told Express.For the last three weeks, over 62 Plus-I and Plus-II students of the various schools of Attapadi have been imparted entrance coaching.Prasad said that when the police station put forward the proposal, they agreed even though it was very difficult to reach there. The students were very poor academically and with guidance they could pass the tests due to the reservations. “We have asked the police station authorities to locate teachers from Attapadi or nearby Mannarkad since it is very difficult for us to go there every week.  However, once in a fortnight we don’t mind travelling to teach the students,” Prasad said.The Agali police station has also set up a Sahaya Kendra where three persons help the people draft complaints, fill up forms to be submitted at village offices and other government offices. This is also being done free of cost.“The police have rented a room opposite  the station at a cost of `1,500 per month. We have provided a register to enter the names of those who have had their complaints drafted here. The young persons are  also being given career guidance. Carbon paper, white paper and other stationery are also provided. The funds are sourced from philanthropists for the rent and stationery,” said  Krishnankutty.