Parmesh S Jain special correspondent
Home Minister,Dr.G.Parameshwar on Wednesday said that the state government has a plan to increase the women force in the police department from the existing 8 per cent to 25 per cent in due course .
Addressing a seminar on violence against women,Mr. Parameshwar said that the government is committed to ensure safety of women and has sanctioned six police stations across the city taking the number to 8 stations.
To provide assistance to the aggrieved visitors,two women counsellors have been appointed at each police stations,he added .
The department ensure that all women police station should be headed by a woman officer but due to shortage of women officers many station do not have such facilities.However this issue will be taken care in coming days.
Elaborating on the measures taken to ensure the safety of women under safe city project, Mr.Parameshwar said that the aim is to make Bengaluru a safe city where 7500 CCTV cameras,280 Hoysala and the entire city force working round the clock to ensure the safety and maintain law and order .
The 112 response system developed on par with the London metropolitan police model started with 20 minutes response time and improved to 7 minutes, he added.
There are many issued we need to address which are on the cards,he said including helping the victims of violence,The government is planning to provide housing facilities to acid attack victims and helping their children to get education.
As many as 20 women participants raised their concern ranging from creating gender sensitivity among the police man and getting required legal support and dedicated advocates to fight the case.
A woman complained that she is running from pillar to post to get justice for her minor daughter who is a rape victim.
She gets threats and under attack due to which her daughter not going to school for the last years.The Jurisdictional Begur police refused to help despite repeated approach.
Mr.Parameshwar assured to help the victim and sought details of the officials.We will held the jurisdictional police officials responsible for not helping the women in distress, he said .
Another women complained indifference of the Hosakote police while handling a case of women assaulted by her husband and dumped her in the well .
The accused who works in the forest department is being supported by the police and despite assault and attempt to murder,the police refused to register FIR and take legal action against the accused.
Many women voiced the concern stating that women in present situation scared to walk alone in day time , forget about night.
Dowry harassment section 498A has become toothless and police refused to take legal action and arrest citing new guidelines.
Counselling has become norm for all the domestic violence as victims advised to “adjust, another women participant, said .
Coordination of protection officer and police officers is lacking.The victims are entitled to get “protection order” from the court even for any kind of violence, but no one is aware of this facilities .
Director General and Inspector General of police,Alok Mohan,City police commissioner,B.Dayananda and senior police officials attended the event.
