The Police Department has begun a 15-day “Women Self-defence Training Camp” to train 56 women constables.These woman constables, after getting training, would go to schools and colleges and impart training to students for defending themselves from anti-social elements.A special feature of the training camp is that the constables will be deployed for the first time for VIP security and they will be given training for their protection also.The training programme was inaugurated by Superintendent of Police (SP) Dipak Jha, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Municipality S Samaddar and Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP).As many as 28 women constables and 28 women home guards would take benefit of the training.
Master trainers will impart training every day from 9.30 am to 12 noon and from 3 pm to 6 pm at Panchsheel Club.Training In-charge Dinkar said that woman constables would be imparted training in Karate, Judo and other systems of self-defence in case of attack by knife, pistol and any other weapon by anti-social elements and hooligans.