Telangana will be known as the safest State for women: Mohd. Mahmood Ali

Hyderabad is considered the safest city for women and soon, Telangana will be known as the safest State for women, Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali said here on Thursday.

Speaking at the fifth anniversary of the SHE Teams here, Mahmood Ali said Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s strategies had brought the law and order in the State under control and that he was keen on women safety, for which he was personally supervising initiatives for women safety.

The government has given more importance to women safety and revamping of the Police Department since the formation of the State. Surveys say Hyderabad is the safest city for women. There are more than 300 SHE Teams across the State. Since the launch of SHE Teams in 2014, there is a gradual dip in incidents of women harassment,” the



Minister said.

Director General of Police M Mahender Reddy said that soon after the formation of the government, the Chief Minister had sanctioned funds and given a free hand to the police, resulting in reduction of the crime rate here.

The Police Department was revamped with a series of measures including equipping with patrol vehicles that ensured better response time whenever a crime was reported.

“The Women Safety Wing in Telangana is the first of its kind in the country which functions round the clock to help women in distress. Other States tried to replicate SHE Teams, but were not as successful as it has been here,” the DGP said, adding, repeat offenders were being detained under the Preventive Detention Act.