Ghaziabad, May 1 (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh Police should learn from its mistakes to become a better force, a senior officer told his colleagues on Sunday.

"We should learn from the faults committed during encounters," Inspector General of Police (Meerut Range) Sujeet Pandey said at a workshop attended by forensic scientists, financial experts and police officers here.

"The quality of investigation should be improved," Pandey said. In the case of bank frauds, however, 90 percent conviction rate had been achieved due to proper investigation, he said.

He said 10 more workshops would be conducted to refresh the constabulary to be more professional.

Pandey said the subjects covered in the workshops would include urban police tactics, improving quality of investigation and forensic science procedures.

Those who took part in the meeting on Sunday came from western Uttar Pradesh districts including Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Meerut, Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Hapur, Bulandshahr and Saharanpur.

Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Yadav gave a presentation on urban policing, how to face mobs and how to use weapons.