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When quizzed on the promised pay hike for police personnel, he said that while the State government had already granted a partial pay hike, further compensation could be provided only through the wage board. more-inThe only way for policing to improve is to become people-friendly, which will also help improve its service and intelligence, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who chaired an annual police review meet on Monday. Sources said that the Chief Minister took the police establishment to task for the recent New Year's eve fiasco, especially the Kammanahalli molestation case. Mr.
Siddaramaiah, sources said, took to task Mandya and Ramanagaram district police for their inability to prevent the recent murders of two political party workers despite having prior intelligence. Earlier in the meeting, he batted for increased use of technology in both crime investigations and prevention..