Duties and responsibilities of Beat Officer

The duties and responsibilities of the Beat Officer shall, inter-alia, be: (a) to liaise with community elders, members of the Community Liaison Group, if any, the Village Defence Party, the Village Guard, and the residents of each village under his charge, and to review, during every visit, the crime prevention measures in the village; (b) to collect information relating to crimes and criminals and activities of subversive, militant and anti-social nature, if any, in the village and communicate the same to the Station House Officer; (c) to maintain watch over history-sheeted criminals, if any, and others with criminal record or bad characters; (d) to acquaint himself with local disputes having potential for violence or with caste or communal overtones, and inform the Station House Officer of the same with all available details; (e) to carry out any other policing task in respect of the village assigned by the District Superintendent of Police or by Station House Officer through general or special order. (f) to record any public grievances and complaints in relation to policing; and (g) to maintain a record of aforesaid duties and responsibilities carried out by him during his visit and submit the same regularly to the officer in charge of the Police Station.