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BENGALURU: For the past three days, Sringeri cops have had curious townsfolk peeping into their windows and making long stops outside their station. Personnel from the station have now taken to learning Sanskrit Thirty-five personnel attached to Sringeri police station, including 15 from the anti-naxal force, have now registered for year-long Sanskrit classes, which began on November 15. Taught by senior Sanskrit students from Sankrit Bharati college, the first 10 days will be a workshop on Sanskrit and the cops will later even be taught shlokas (couplets of Sanskrit verses) and hymns.Classes are being conducted for at least an hour on all weekdays. "Even during my college days, one faculty would refer to Chanakya. It's not a high profile case that's caught the attention of the residents of this religious centre, but the cops themselves..