Bantwal: Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of Police  Dr S D Sharanappa is certainly someone who pays a lot of importance to health and well-being of his department staff.

After a series of health and fitness programmes that Dr Sharanappa started for  his men, on Friday morning, the top cop started ‘Cycling for Health’.

The programme witnessed policemen cycling from Mani to Puttur.

A group of 51 policemen led by the SP himself started off cycling from Mani at 7 am and reached Puttur at 7.45 am. This was followed by breakfast at Puttur Shivaram Karanth Bal Bhavan.

Later speaking to reporters, the SP said that Yoga, exercises and various other fitness methods are being done at various police stations across the district. Recently the policemen had even undergone a session of aerobics at TMA Pai Convention Centre.

Puttur ASP Hrishyanth, Additional Commissioner Vincent Shanthakumar, Bantwal incharge ASP Bhaskar Rai among others were present.