In a 1st, Kerala Police Mounted Wing to Get Trained Horsemen in Its Ranks

FOR the first time in its history, the Kerala Police's mounted wing will be getting a batch of professionally trained horsemen to join its ranks.

- SHAN AS @T'Puram

On June 4, the Public Service Commission (PSC) published the rank list of police constable (mounted police), from which candidates would be appointed within two to three months, sources said. Until now, police officers worked in the wing on deputation.

This is the first time direct appointment to Kerala's lone mounted police – deployed under the Thiruvananthapuram city police – is being done through PSC. The new recruits will undergo nine-month training at the police academy, after which they will be attached with the mounted police wing, said a source. A colonial legacy, the unit is primarily used for night patrols, parades and ceremonies.