While investigating the cases related to crimes against women and girls, the approach should be sensitive, active and prompt, instructed Director General of Police (DGP) Surendra Sinh
on Monday. The DGP issued detailed instructions to the police officials posted in the districts, through an official letter on Monday.
Police officers should mark areas which are visited by women and girls frequently under their jurisdiction and point duty and patrolling should be done at these mark areas, he added.
During instruction, DGP Sinh emphasised on making the Nirbhaya patrolling more effective and aiming to make it more effective frequent patrolling at schools, colleges, girls hostels, crowded places, busy market places and other places should be done.
Girls Colleges and Girls Higher Secondary Schools should be visited every month and discussions should be held with the faculty and students should be done to understand their issues and problems. These discussions would provide a open platform for sharing of suggestions between the police and women and girls and based on the discussions and suggestions police should work accordingly to resolve any kind of issue by taking strict action.
Case should register in missing complaints of minor girls and after registering the case investigation should be started with seriousness. After the missing minor girls are found it should be tried that woman police personnel or officer should speak with the victim regarding the incident and act according to the information provided by the victim.
Taking a serious note on the delay in presenting challan in cases of rape Sinh instructed that in case of rape it should be ensured that the challan should be produced within 15 days. The crime records of the accused in rape cases should be maintained and in case of repeat offender action according to the rules should be ensured.
Police should initiate to provide financial and free medical assistance under Madhya Pradesh Crime Victim Compensation Scheme- 2015.