Police launch Nirbheek to help girls students raise voice against crime

For empowering schoolgirls, northwest district police have launched a drive called ‘Operation Nirbheek’ in which a female police official of the concerned police station will guide the schoolgirls to come forward and raise voice against violence or crime against them. A designated woman police official visited Prabhu Dayal Public School in Shalimar Bagh and encouraged the girls to express freely and unhesitatingly, said a police officer.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijay Singh (northwest) said: “The operation ‘Nirbheek’ is an initiative to spread awareness in girls and co-ed school to educate girl students about various aspects of sexual offences of which innocently or inadvertently they become victims.”

To instill confidence in them and report to police for legal action, the drive will prove very helpful. The woman officer will guide them to raise their voices, Singh said. 

The Nirbheek Women Police Officer (NWPO) was introduced on the occasion of   Self Defence Training programme in which as many as 250 girls of Prabhu Dayal Public School, Shalimar Bagh have been imparted Self-defence training under the aegis of Parivartan Cell of North-West District. Students from class 6th to 9th participated in the self defense training programme.  Techniques imparted to the participants include punches — upper, middle, lower, temple attack, knife attack, board breaking and tiles breaking.