Additional Director General of Police (law and Order) Ram Singh Meena launched on Thursday a State-level helpline number 1090 specially for women.
Speaking on the conclusion of a two-day workshop on police sensitisation towards crimes against women at Police lines here, ADGP Meen said women victims of any crime can directly report on this number and such complaints lodged at district level will be monitored by officers at police headquarter.
Meena said that this helpline will enable women to register their complaint in case of harassment or other crimes. Though police played a significant role in action on crimes against women, society as a whole would have to come forward to ensure safe environment for women, he added.
The police officer further added that men would have to change their traditional mindset about women and said that FIR needs to be registered if women reach a police station for registering their complaints. The police officers should provide all the possible help to women seeking justice.;
DIG (Crime) SK Shukla said that crimes against women should be solved on priority basis. After verifying the related cases, the accused should be arrested without delay. The 1090 helpline will be operational 24 hours in all the 13 districts of the State, he added.
Former Dehradun district protection officer Ramendri Mandrawal talked about sexual exploitation at work places in detail while also highlighting laws protecting women. Advocate Razia Baig talked about crime against women and its changing nature. She laid emphasis on awareness on laws protecting women at various levels in the state.
Apart from this seminar held for Garhwal range, a similar seminarwas also held at Kumaon Range in Nainital district with more than 250 police personnel and others participating, informed Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police Vimmi Sachdeva.