Dehradun, June 28 -- No elections can be held without them. Nor can any counter-insurgency operations be undertaken without their support. Their deployment is required even to conduct the NEET exam. These are the normal functions which the police should have been doing - yet these are performed by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). However, when it comes to the top leadership positions in these organisations, the stranglehold of the IPS is complete. It bears recall that CAPF officers also qualify through a pan-India competitive exam organised by the UPSC and are subject to a tougher training schedule than their IPS counterparts, but when it comes to the pole position, CAPF officers are considered 'second rung'. In fact, recruitment to...