With
an aim to ensure quick response, the Social Welfare Department has set
up women helpline in 35 districts of the state which would be functional
round-the-clock.
The Social Welfare department is working on a toll-free number to help affected women.
The In-charge of women helpline in Patna, Pramila Kumari told
PTI that earlier complaints regarding domestic violence used to come on
the helpline but after the Delhi gang-rape incident and widespread media
publicity to it, complaints of harassment of women has increased.
She
said the courageous protests of people against the gang-rape has
emboldened women and they were coming forward in large numbers to
register complaints.
"The help line gets around 45 to 50 complaints every month many of which pertains to harassment of women," she said.
The
East Central Railway (ECR) which has headquarters at Hajipur in Bihar
has set up a control room for ensuring security of women in running
trains.
The mobile number 9771425718 is being widely publicised.
The ECR zone has started a security control number while the Government Railway Police (GRP) is set to start a helpline soon.
Additional
Director General of Police (ADG), Rail, Parasnath Rai said that very
soon a helpline would be created for security of women in trains and
platforms within the state.
Besides patrolling by GRP has been intensified in the night and at day time too, he said.
The
Rail DSP and In-charge of Railway police stations have been directed to
patrol the bogies of trains passing through their areas at least three
days in a week, the ADG said.
A total of 872 cases of rape were reported in the state in 2012, according to official figures.
Inspector
General of Police, Weaker section, Arvind Pandey said that the state
government has asked police to adopt zero-tolerance policy towards
crimes against women.
Separate women police stations have been set up in the 40 districts in the state, he said.
Chief
Public Relation Officer (CPRO), ECR, Amitabh Prabhakar said the special
drive to prevent males from travelling in bogies reserved for women has
been intensified.
As part of the drive, a total of 5,577 males wrongfully travelling in women bogies were held in 2012 and a sum of Rs. 21.43 lakh realised from them as penalty, the CPRO added.
source :PTI
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