Afraid of men in Khaki? Here are the 5 states where police are most feared

The Hindus and the Muslims in the south are most likely to fear the police

A new report reveals fresh facts about the way Indians look at policing and the police. The Status of Policing in India-2018 was released in May by Common Cause, an NGO, and Lokniti Programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS). Sikhs and Punjab residents report the highest incidence of fear.

Among religious communities, the Sikhs feared the police the most and the Hindus the least, the report found. State-wise distribution showed high levels (46 per cent) of fear of the police in Punjab. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka follow Punjab in this respect.

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