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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;Friends of Police&#039;&#039;&#039; was a [[community policing]] initiative in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The movement was founded by in 1993 by Philip K. Prateep, as Superintendent of police in [[Ramanathapuram district]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|last=Narayanan|first=Sandhya|date=1 May 2020|title=‘Filliping’ the bar above and beyond – In Conversation with Dr Prateep V Philip I.P.S|work=Chennai Insider|url=https://www.chennaiinsider.com/dr-prateep-philip-ips/|access-date=16 December 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt; In 1994, the initiative received official sanction by the state government and expanded state-wide. The government revoked all official support for the program in July 2020 following the alleged involvement of Friends of Police members in [[Custodial death of P Jayaraj and Bennicks|two custodial deaths]] at the hands of the police.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|date=9 July 2020|title=Tamil Nadu issues order revoking Friends of Police movement|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/state-issues-order-revoking-friends-of-police-movement/article32026069.ece|access-date=15 December 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Law enforcement]]<br /> <br /> {{law-enforcement-stub}}</div>

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