Candidates sleeping on the road in Vikhroli. Pic/Satej Shinde

Thousands of young men from across the state are in the city to fulfil their dream of joining the Maharashtra Police service. But, once again, the conditions in which the out-of-towners are forced to prove their mettle are deplorable. Several of them have slept on the road at Vikhroli for the last three nights, waiting for this morning when the fitness tests began.