10-km run for 'latecomers': District police chief's punishment leaves officers puffing

IN an unprecedented display of disciplinary action, police officers, including women, who arrived late to a monthly crime conference attended by senior officers at the rural police headquarters, were handed an unusual punishment: to run 10km and submit digital evidence of their run, including screenshots, to the district police chief.

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One officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told TNIE: "I was 30 minutes late due to exhaustion from the previous night's duty, compounded by a traffic block that further delayed my journey." Despite the challenging circumstances, the officer was still required to complete the punitive run and provide proof.