Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today held a meeting with senior home and police department officials over women safety, where he also discussed progress made in the Uklana rape and murder case.
The meeting was attended by senior officers including S S Prasad, ACS (Home); B S Sandhu, the DGP; Mohd. Akil, ADGP (law and order) and Anil K. Rao IGP, CID.
The chief minister expressed concern over incidents of crime against women and directed the police department to take all possible steps to prevent them, the government said in a release.
He also directed them to conduct special campaign against those indulging in such crimes.
A six-year-old girl was murdered allegedly after being raped in Uklana, 45 km from Hisar in Haryana. Her body was found in a deserted street near the Telephone Exchange building in Uklana on December 9.
Following the directions of the chief minister, the state police launched a month-long special campaign today to prevent crime against women, detect narcotics smuggling and track wanted criminals.
Senior officers have also been asked to follow up on main points of women safety action plan on a daily basis.
They have been told that all educational institutions must be visited by senior police officers over three months and assistance of NGOs may be taken to organise sensitisation programs for ensuring safety of women in districts.
Apart from educational institutions, factories and business establishments, where a large number of women employees are working shall also be visited. Assistance of civil officers may also be sought through DCs to cover all the educational institutions and business establishments, it said.
Girl students will be encouraged to use women's helpline (1091) and report incidents of eve-teasing and other harassment without fear, the release said.
Decoys should be used on sensitive routes where frequent incidents of eve-teasing are reported. All such sensitive schools and colleges must be visited by senior police officers along with NGOs for administering oath for safety of girl students, it said.
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