In a bid to sensitise trainee officers of the Sashasthra Seema Bal (SSB) on issues related to women, three-day long seminar on Gender Sensitization and investigation of crime against women began at, SSB Academy, Srinagar on Thursday.
Speaking as chief guest vice chancellor of Hemavanti Nandan Bahuguna Central University, SK Singh said, “Workshop on gender sensitization and investigation of crime against women is need of the hour to find out reasons of crime against women and measures to check them. Such events would help the trainee officers of the police forces to have complete knowledge about various laws related to women. It would also apprise the trainee officers about advantages and measures available in laws to check misuse of these laws.”
He drew attention of the officials towards their social responsibility. “As an administrator, it is social responsibility of every officer to have complete knowledge different constitutional rights of women along with the right to equality for women so that they could keep women’s respect above all in social behavior,” he added, praising the move for holding the seminar that would sensitize the trainee officer on issues related to women.
SSB academy director S Bandopadhyaya said, “The seminar has been organised keeping in view the nature of deployment of the officers at Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan Borders. It would prepare the officials to take instant decision on problems related to the women after analyzing them thoroughly.”
He further added that mutual participation of male and female strengthen the nation. SSB officials should also be aware about causes of incidents of crime against women and ways to prevent them. Senior assistant Prof law Dr Sanjeev Chaddha threw light on various measures of punishment for crime against women.
He also threw a light on Domestic Violence Act 2005 and several other laws. Sociology department head Prof JP Pachauri discussed various constitutional rights of women and gender based discrimination they faced.