Guwahati, March 15 -- The Union Home Minister of India Amit Shah on Friday stated that the Lachit Barphukan Police Academy of Assam will become India's number one police academy in 5 years.

Inaugurating the first phase of the revamped police academy named after Lachit Barphukan in Assam's Golaghat district at Dergaon on Saturday, Amit Shah said that he came to know about Lachit Barphukan when he was 7.

"During his journey of education, he could not find the name of Lachit Barphukan in any book all over India. But today, his biography is now available in 23 languages, and he continues to inspire children across the country," Shah said.

In the event, Amit Shah also laid the foundation stone for the next phase. After the inauguration, Ami...