What is meant by friends of police?
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The Friends of Police (FoP) was a community policing initiative in Tamil Nadu. The movement was founded by in 1993 by Philip V. Prateep, as Superintendent of police in Ramanathapuram district.In 1994, the initiative received official sanction by the state government and expanded state-wide.In India, it is a community policing initiative aimed at fostering better relations between the police force and the community. FOP consists of volunteers from the local community who work alongside the police to assist in various activities such as crime prevention, traffic management, maintaining public order, and community outreach programs. These volunteers act as a bridge between the police and the public, helping to build trust, cooperation, and mutual understanding. But the government revoked all official support for the program in July 2020 following the alleged involvement of Friends of Police members in two custodial deaths at the hands of the police