{"id":15974,"date":"2016-08-15T16:20:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T10:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org?p=15971&amp;preview_id=15971"},"modified":"2016-08-15T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T10:50:32","slug":"yoga-classes-organised-by-bengaluru-police-for-troublemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=15974","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Classes Organised by Bengaluru Police for Troublemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main\">\n<div class=\"mashsb-toggle-container\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Yoga is burgeoning in its popularity ever since the Union government took it upon itself to promote the ancient Indian practice\u00a0in the country where it took root.<\/p>\n<p>Since its health benefits are widely acclaimed, the local police in HAL, Bengaluru has decided to organise a Yoga class for neighbourhood troublemakers and an ex-rowdy is leading the session.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from <em>The Hindu<\/em> state that\u00a0the intention behind the exercise is to help charge-sheeted individuals, offenders who are out on bail but not acquitted yet, with better anger management.<\/p>\n<h2>Kiran, an ex-convict who after being\u00a0done with a life of crime became a fitness-expert-cum-Yoga-guru, was leading the session with a 2 hour long Pranayama class.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebetterindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/men-1179452_1920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" td-modal-image aligncenter wp-image-64700 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebetterindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/men-1179452_1920.jpg\" alt=\"men yoga_g\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>On Sunday, the HAL police called 30 convicts and asked them to report to station. But instead of the usual inquisition followed by the assignment of manual labour tasks, they were told to participate in a Yoga session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t want it to be a punishment. We keep tabs on all \u2018rowdies\u2019 in the jurisdiction, and we knew that Kiran had become a fitness and yoga expert. We asked him to conduct this session,\u201d said Sadiq Pasha, Inspector, HAL to <em>The Hindu<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Kiran realised that crime doesn\u2019t pay and has been a law-abiding citizen for the past year and a half. \u201cUntil a few years ago, I kept bad company, and was branded a rowdy. It\u2019s a life-long regret I will have. Now I have a chance to prove to myself that I can be a good citizen and help others through yoga,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>This innovative concept comes on the heels of several states in India suggesting that yoga and meditation be introduced to alleviate the isolation of inmates and prevent in-custody suicides. Numbers\u00a0in\u00a0the National Crime Record Bureau point to a spike in the number of unnatural deaths reported in jails, with figures at an all-time high of 194 in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that police in India have meted out an interesting alternative to the usual forms of punishment. In April, the Hyderabad police decided to make first-time drunk driving offenders gain some knowledge in traffic management. The offenders had to manage traffic for 5 hours amidst chaotic roads in Hyderabad, that too during peak hours!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s to the Indian police force improving\u00a0health while managing\u00a0the anger issues of neighbourhood miscreants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yoga is burgeoning in its popularity ever since the Union government took it upon itself to promote the ancient Indian practice\u00a0in the country where it took root. 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