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Responsibilities and duties of village police

One of the responsibilities of the Union Parishad is to provide security to the people and their belongings in the rural areas. Each Union Parishad has appointed Mahalladars and Dafadars to perform this duty. The job of the mahalladars and dafadars is to provide security in the villages and mahallas of the union and to help the police in curbing crime as much as possible. In case of any suspicious person or any reason for disturbing the peace in the union, the mahalladar and dafadar will inform the OC of the police station and report to him at least once in 15 days. If there is a threat of any kind of epidemic in the Union or if there is any possibility of any damage to any dam or irrigation project or if any property of the Union Parishad is misappropriated, the Union Parishad should be informed immediately. Moreover, in case of loss of railway line, telephone or telegram or electric line, tubewell and other government property, the public or mahalladar and dafadar will inform the union council. Accordingly, the Union Parishad will inform the concerned authorities. In some cases, mahalladars and dafadars may make arrests without a magistrate's order or warrant, such as if someone commits a crime against court, or if someone has a sidel device or stolen goods, or if someone escapes from prison and hides in the village. But they have to be handed over to the police station as soon as possible. Besides, another major function of the mahalladar is to record birth and death in the register.