New Delhi July 1 (TIWN) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that "communication and sensitivity" are necessary to improve the image of the police, and that is why there is a need to sensitise all police personnel as well as increase communication and public contact.

Shah was speaking while interacting with the Probationary Officers of the 72nd Batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) through video conferencing.  "It is very difficult to gather information about crime without public contact, therefore police officers of the level of Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police should go to Tehsils and villages and meet people and stay overnight. Along with this, they should also interact with the people living under the jurisdiction of important police stations in their area," Shah said.