*Inaugurates 1st women police station in Kathua
Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, Dec 14: DGP Dilbag Singh and Chairperson Police Wives Welfare Association (PWWA), J&K Dr Rubinder Kaur inaugurated the first women police station in Kathua district.
IGP Jammu Mukesh Singh, DIG, JSK Range Vivek Gupta, O P Bhagat, Deputy Commissioner Kathua, SSP Kathua Shridhar Patil, AIG Building PHQ Rayees Mohammad Bhat, AIG Welfare/Communication Manoj Pandit and SSP Traffic Rural Mohan Lal Kaith were also present.
While talking to media persons after inaugurating the police station, the DGP said that the Women Police Cell is already functioning excellently in the district but the spacious and well designed Police Station is first of its kind in the district. He said that the Women Police Station has a special space for children on the guidelines of National Commission for protection of child rights. He said that the soon the Police Station will be connected with the CCTNS.
The DGP said that the J&K Police is always committed and on the forefront to protect the women and child rights. He said that Police of Jammu Zone has already initiated the provision to provide the pickup facility for the ladies during late hours and hoped that the other districts of Jammu and Kashmir will follow the same.
Dilbag Singh said that the strength of Women Police in the Jammu and Kashmir Police is getting bigger and added that recruitment process is already underway wherein nearly 2000 women will be joining two new women battalions which will definitely help in handling domestic and other crimes against women.
He said that the people of J&K, Police and security forces have played a vital role in maintaining peace and order in the Union Territory especially during the last five months. He said that Pakistan is trying to infiltrate terrorists but border security grid is capable enough to thwart such nefarious designs of Pakistan.
The DGP said that all those inimical to the peace process and those who were threatening local people of Kashmir have been either arrested or have been eliminated. He said that many terrorist modules have been smashed. It is our priority and aim to make J&K terrorism free and the drive against the terrorism will continue, the DGP added.
Earlier, Dr Rubinder Kaur along with PWWA member Poonam Patil inaugurated a Police Family Welfare Center outlet at Police Pariwar Petrol Pump, Kathua.
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