Sensitising the police personnel and senior police officers towards weaker sections of the society, a seminar was organised at the Police Training and Research Institute (PTRI).
Around 100 police personnel from Additional Director General of Police to Head constables from Sagar, Hoshangabad and Bhopal range were present at the seminar. Additional Director General of Police (Woman Crime) Aruna Mohan Rao inaugurated the seminar and in her address she emphasised on sensible investigation in such crimes.
Quoting examples of investigations in cases of crime against women, Rao explained social, economical and legal aspects of the cases. Asha Shukla of Woman Study Centre of Barkatullah University shared the status of women and children in the society and expressed great need of sensitisation in handling cases related to women and children. Inspector General of Police DC Sagar elucidated Justice Juvenile Act and Prevention of Childs against Sexual Abuse Act (POCASA) and at the same time clarified the role and responsibilities of police in complaints of missing person.
Collection of vital evidences and scientific methods used during the investigation were informed by former Dean of Medico-legal Institute Dr DK Satpathy. Deputy Director Prosecution Chandrapal Singh Parmar discussed the amendments in the laws dealing with sexual offences, Prevention of Childs against Sexual Abuse Act and Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act.
Joint Director of Woman Empowerment Prema Sethi raised concern over the increased number of domestic violence and told that the enactment of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence was aimed to provide safety and security to the women suffering from domestic violence.