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Two constabulary teams person begun their “operations to forestall crimes against women and children” present nether the Singapenn Task Force successful Krishnagiri connected Thursday (June 11).
The preventive policing operations began a time aft the task force, comprising 2 teams of 3 policewomen each, was formed connected Wednesday. Each squad is led by a Sub-Inspector of Police and has an SUV with a driver.
The teams run connected shifts: erstwhile 1 squad is retired patrolling a constabulary subdivision, the different volition run arsenic a static unit. The archetypal squad volition patrol from 7 a.m. till noon, and the 2nd from 2 p.m to midnight. The hours betwixt midnight and 7 a.m. volition beryllium resting hours for the 2 teams.
After completing her archetypal patrol of the Hosur constabulary subdivision arsenic portion of the task force, Sub-Inspector M. Jothi, who heads 1 of the teams, told to The Hindu that the absorption would beryllium connected prevention. Crime dossiers connected circumstantial areas person already been shared by constabulary stations successful the district.
The teams volition besides instrumentality assistance from the Revenue Department regarding specified matters arsenic installation of streetlights.
The teams, however, are yet to get their dedicated mobile phones and helpline numbers. Until then, regular policing SOS numbers [100 (police power room), 1098 (childline), 112 (integrated number) and 181 (womens’ helpline] volition beryllium utilized arsenic the superior numbers.
The teams volition patrol autobus stands, railway stations, colleges and schools arsenic preventive action. “If determination is simply a lawsuit of “eve teasing” (women harassment), we volition beryllium alerted. If the patrol squad is acold from the spot, section constabulary stations volition plaything into action,” said Ms. Jothi. “We person collected accusation connected the ‘hot spots’ for crimes, including harassment,” she added.
Given that the territory has 38 constabulary stations, including 5 all-women constabulary stations, the Singapenn Task Force presently sees itself arsenic patrolling and consciousness units.
