SRINAGAR – The Jammu and Kashmir police has deployed all woman police flying squads in summer capital Srinagar to check crime against women. This comes in the in the backdrop of a heinous acid attack on a young female student last month who is now undergoing specialised treatment in Chennai. “As a part of counter measure to put check on crime against women, Srinagar police has taken up step of deploying all women police flying squad for assistance at various sensitive places,” an official statement mentioned here. To begin with, police have deployed all women police flying squad vehicles in coaching hub of Parraypora and Baghat areas of uptown Srinagar to assist girl students in the area. Later these squads will be put in places at other sensitive places, police said. In case of stalking, harassment, teasing or any unwarranted advances by the delinquents, the girl students are directed to contact nearby female police personnel for instant assistance. “This step to deploy all women flying squads was initiated as some victims feel uncomfortable to talk on such sensitive issues with opposite gender,” police said. This endeavor is a part of the initiatives taken by police to sensitize the society about the dignity and honor to be extended to ladies, they said. Any complaint regarding this issue can be registered on police help line numbers 9596222550, 9596222551 and 2477567.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:33:21 +0000
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