In order to provide sufficient security to girls of Delhi University, Delhi Police has deployed additional police, eve-teasing watch squads and emergency response vehicles (ERVs) on campuses.
In a report submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Delhi Police said that a number of steps have been taken towards safety and security of girls on the varsity’s campuses.
According to Madhur Verma, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North district, student volunteers trained in self-defence are also the part of core team.
These volunteers will patrol campuses in the evening hours with Delhi Police. “Delhi Police has trained approximately 11,000 female students from schools, colleges and universities. We’ve trained them to form a squad under C2 Shakti Cell,” said Verma.
According to the report, police pickets have been stationed at strategic points to prevent and detect crime on campuses. Emergency response vehicles and quick response teams (QRTs) have been deployed for the safety of students, particularly girls. Eve-teasing watch squads too have been deployed on campuses of Delhi University to take action against eve-teasers and safeguard girls from sexual assault.
Other measures mentioned in the report include installation of CCTV cameras for keeping an eagle-eye on criminals on campuses. Self-defence training programmes on Delhi University campuses are organised to prepare girls to safeguard themselves in case of an exigency.
The report said that patrolling has been intensified on campuses to instil safety
in students. Also, complaint boxes have been installed
on campuses.
Besides, a 24-hour women’s distress hotline (1091) of Delhi Police is also at hand to field calls in hour of need, the report said.