The Police Training College batch of 1975-1977 celebrated a post-retirement reunion on March 13 and 14, nearly 45 years after passing out. The college in Nashik is now known as the Maharashtra Police Academy. The name changed in 1990. The former men-in-uniform, looking dapper for their post-retirement reunion, proved that there is no tire in retire as they partied with gusto at their get-together at their alma mater.

The meet

Covid-19 has made everybody extra conscious of ‘times winged chariot hurrying near’ and these police personnel thought it was time to meet and relive their college training days. Prakash Wani, ACP (retd.) Mumbai police, member of the organising committee said, “We passed out together, but during our working days, the batch was scattered. So though we are from the same class, we hardly met each other during those times. That is why we had so many stories to tell, they seemed never ending. The cherry on the cake was that it was on the premises of the institution from where we passed out. Most of us are pushing 70, with health problems, indifferent physiques, certainly not the cops who once upon a time may have dashed after criminals to nab them. The joy of the reunion though helped us make light of our years.”