Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Sulkhan Singh today hold a press conference at DGP’s headquarter during which he briefed media persons and said that police has launched Women’s Safety Awareness Week starting from today.
In addition to this he said that during this Women’s Safety Awareness Week about 20 thousand girls will be giving training of ‘Power Angels’. He further said, estimation of Uttar Pradesh should done by looking at its population and it should not compare it to any other state. The per-million crime rate of UP is lower than most other states.
In this regards, to ensure security of women in the city, Mr Singh, flagged off women safety and awareness week from the IT Girls College, on Monday here.
Under this initiative, the Uttar Pradesh Police will visit various colleges and schools to make the students aware of how to be safe and the steps to be taken at the time of emergency.
The campaign, which will conclude on December 10, has been launched under the Uttar Pradesh Women Power Line 1090 initiative.
While addressing the gathering on the occasion, DGP Singh requested the students to be alert in order to avoid any mishap.
UP DGP Sulkhan Singh says police to train 20000 girls as ‘Power Angels’:
“The safety of women and girls is our prime concern. We assure you we will ensure your safety and help you to every extent. It is important to be aware of one’s rights and government’s initiatives for them. If a section of a society is unaware of their rights, then it becomes the reason of their downfall,” DGP Singh said.
Singh further said it was not good to consider women victims, but it was important to support those who fell prey to any kind of assault.
He also advised the students to deal with a situation with confidence, not with aggression, adding it only invites unwanted enemies.
“We received information that the behaviour of the anti-romeo squad was not right. So, we are providing them training,” he said.
Discussing about the measures taken by the police, DGP Singh said they were extending the reach of the 100 helpline number and are now even accepting complaints on Twitter.
At last he said, we have also launched an E-FIR system and are accepting complaint through websites.
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