Hyderabad, November 09: In order to check the crime against women, the State Police is planning to appoint at least one woman constable in all police stations in the State.
Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Director General of Police V Dinesh Reddy said that to prevent attacks on women and sexual assault on children, particularly girls, the department would appoint one woman constable in every police station in the state. He said that the government was taking assault and harassment on women seriously and warned of stringent action against those involved in such acts.
The DGP said that one woman constable would be appointed at each police station to specifically deal with such cases. Apart from appointment of woman constables, he said that the government would set up two cells to register such complaints.
Dinesh Reddy said that the separate cells would also create awareness among women and provide legal assistance to them, whenever required.
——Agencies