Hyderabad: Director General of Police M. Mahendar Reddy, who took charge on Sunday, outlined measures that would be taken for the protection of women and children. One is a state-wide anti-chain-snatching drive to put an end to an offence that is being reported time and again.
“A drive will be taken up across all the districts in the state to ensure the protection and safety of women. Stringent action will be initiated against individuals or organised gangs indulging in chain- snatching,” he said.
A Bharosa centre will be set up in every district to help women in distress. “Women are getting speedy justice after the Bharosa centres were introduced in the state. A dedicated team is monitoring the flow of cases, trials, and rehabilitation or medical assistance to the victims,” he said.
The state police is conducting a year-long anti-child abuse drive and awareness campaign to put an end to the problem.
“There is an increase in the number of POCSO cases in the city and we will ensure that the campaign is done across the state. In all the cases there is good conviction. We want to send a warning to offenders or those intending to exploit children that they will get life sentences or 10 years imprisonment if convicted,” the DGP said. He said that more women constables will be posted at police stations.
New DGP plans
- 10 lakh closed-circuit cameras across the state
- A Bharosa centre in every district
- Anti chain-snatching teams in all districts
- Power back-up at all police stations
- Constables to be re-designated as constable officers
- Response time of police to be brought down to five minutes
- All police stations to have 33 per cent women
- More recruitment of constables including women
- Technology to be used for crime prevention
- Every district to have a cyber laboratory
