Telangana Police set up new wing for women

The Telangana Police has set up a separate Women and Child Safety Wing to take women and child safety to the next level.

Home Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali inaugurated the new Women and Child Safety Wing building at Lakdi-ka-pul in the presence of Nizamabad Member of Parliament K Kavitha and Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy here on Friday.

 

Speaking after the inauguration, Kavitha said the government was constantly working for the development and safety of women in the State. “Immediately after the formation of the government, the Chief Minister had sanctioned funds and gave a free hand to the police which resulted in crime reduction,” she said. The Police Department was revamped with a series of measures, including the introduction patrol vehicles, which ensured better response time whenever a crime was reported.

“It is only when the family is free from the fear of mobility, a woman is allowed to go out and work. Else, even great opportunities for a good career are lost,” she said.

Greeting women in the audience on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Kavitha said they should play a bigger role in the upbringing of children for better society.

“It is considered that women constitute about 50 per cent of the world’s population and are



responsible for the upbringing of children. They should ensure good values are instilled among children, especially their sons on how to respect women,” she said.

Now, Hyderabad was considered the safest city for women and soon, Telangana should be known as the safest State for women, Kavitha added.

Mahmood Ali said the Chief Minister’s strategies had brought the law and order under control. He was keen on women safety and was personally supervising the initiatives on women safety.

In his address, Mahender Reddy said SHE Teams was the first initiative taken up by the government soon after the formation of the State to ensure the safety of women.

“It has been hugely successful and currently being replicated across the country. To avoid re-victimisation of victims, Bharosa Centre was also set up,” he said adding a special committee sent by the Supreme Court recently to study Bharosa had in its report suggested such centres be set up across the country.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar said the city had been witnessing about 6 to 8 per cent reduction in crime each year, and a dip was seen in crime against women. “There are about 1,200 women police personnel in Hyderabad, of them 25 are of higher ranks,” he added.