Vadodara: Don’t be worried as how to file a complaint against sexual harassment any more. ‘SHE’ will not only help you lodge the complaint against the perpetrator, but will also counsel you.
In a bid to focus on problems faced by women in the city solely, the city police has decided to start a special centre under its SHE team initiative in the Police Bhavan.
“One of the key motives of this proposed centre is to encourage women to approach the police if they face any crime. This centre will focus on giving a conducive environment for the women to file complaint or narrate their harrowing experiences,” said Shamsher Singh, city police commissioner.
Women will also be counselled by a team of policemen that are being trained to handle the victims. Singh said that L&T has given in-principle approval for sponsoring the cost of the centre. “A technical data centre is also on cards for storing details of all the cases we register. We won’t just keep records of the cases but also the action taken by cops that will help us in improving our reaction to such incidents,” Singh told TOI. A police sub-inspector and four cops have been assigned the work of recording all the data.
“We recently booked a man under PASA after a woman approached our SHE team and complained against him. Investigations revealed that he was involved a similar crime in the past,” he added. “But this centre and SHE team is not just about the crimes. We are also offering help to women including the senior citizens,” Singh said.
On January 29, the SHE team took an ill senior citizen to hospital as she was alone at her home. Singh himself has visited homes of many senior citizens, especially women, to ensure that his team is looking after them.