India, March 30 -- Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday said modern policing must combine sensitivity with technology, stressing that earning public trust is as important as maintaining law and order.

Sai made the comments while addressing the passing-out parade of 859 sub-inspector cadre trainees at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose State Police Academy in Chandkhuri village of Raipur district.

Highlighting his government's approach, Sai said policing in the state is being guided by three key pillars - security, development and trust - and that the police plays a central role in strengthening all three.

He underlined that policing should go beyond enforcement and urged officers to build a strong connection with society. ...