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Una, January 10
The Himachal Pradesh State Commission for Women today organised a workshop on proper handling and dispensation of complaints registered by women for police personnel at the Police Lines.
Commission Chairperson Daisy Thakur presided over the workshop where Una SP Devakar Sharma was also present. Thakur said nature had awarded an equal status to men and women, but the society had defined the two genders differently and there were some fields where the performance of women was far better than men.
She said families were the basic building blocks of society and women should be respected at both places. She called upon the women to shun fear and develop confidence so as to be able to face tough situations. Addressing nearly 100 police men and women, Thakur said women complainants should be dealt with sensitivity and respect since they approached the law enforcement agencies as the last resort to the atrocities being meted out to them. She said in case of family disputes, due counseling should be given to all parties involved.
The SP said a women police station was recently made functional at the Una district headquarters. He said 638 complaints had been registered at the station in 2019, of which 635 had been settled. Earlier, Commission Law Officer Anuj Verma informed the gathering about various programmes of the women commission besides speaking on laws that gave special rights to women.
Courtesy: Tribune News Service
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