Noida women cops to be trained in martial arts

September 02, 2014 09:58 am | Updated 09:58 am IST - NOIDA:

Policewomen of Gautam Budh Nagar district will soon be trained in martial arts and then deployed at busy markets, shopping malls, metro stations, and outside girls’ schools .

Superintendent of Police (Crime) Sunita Singh held a meeting with women constables on Monday. She will launch a 10-day judo and karate training session this week.

“We have six personnel who are experts in judo and karate. They will train our 139 women personnel for 10 days and after that they will be deployed in plain clothes at busy spots across Noida.”

She added that the plan was to “put the fear of the law” into the minds of eve-teasers and stalkers.

Ms. Singh said she and other senior officers would also take rounds.

The district police have been increasingly battling crimes against women and this initiative is expected to make women feel safer.

“The presence of police at these places will act as a deterrent and we have chosen women personnel for this because women will feel comfortable in talking to them,” explained Ms. Singh.

She will be meeting Sub-Inspectors and Inspectors on Tuesday to chalk out a plan for the training and deployment.

The district’s sole mahila thana will also be part of the initiative.

Senior Superintendent of Police Preetinder Singh added that teams of four or five women constables will step in if they see women being harassed. The teams will be accompanied by a male constable.

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