Child-friendly centre opened in Ggn police headquarters
GURUGRAM: For a city which has grabbed headlines in the recent past for rising sexual crimes against children, the Gurugram Police has now set up a special centre for victimised children. This is the second such initiative taken by the district police.
Earlier, the first childfriendly police station, named Phulwari, was set up at Sector-51 police station. The objective of the professionals in this unique police station will be to not only deal with children affected by sexual crimes but also those affected by domestic violence and other major misdeeds in their households.
To make sure that the children do not have fear in their minds while coming to the police station, a separate route has been created for them. This route will not be used by the regular visitors to the police station. No police professional at the police station will be in uniforms and will deal with the visitors in normal clothing.
Besides the presence of police professionals, there is also going to be a psychologist who will deal with the troubled children. There will also be a caretaker for looking after the children during their stay in the centre that has been set up in collaboration with an NGO.
Children’s fairytale books, toys, puzzles, art and craft items and a playground will be made available at the police station.
“Often there is fear which normal people especially young children have about the police. This prevents them from being candid with the police professionals.
“In our interactions, we have witnessed children who have suffered from sexual abuses or from other misdeeds are too nervous to speak anything. A perception has to be built where people realise that policemen are humane in their nature,” said a senior police official
“These are certain initiatives which normal people do not associate with police. However, the child-friendly centre is the continuation of the counselling centres that Gurugram Police has initiated in the past,” he added. GURUGRAM: After formally taking the charge on Wednesday, the new police commissioner of Gurugram, Krishna Kumar Rao, on Thursday spoke to the media persons and provided his roadmap to maintaining law and order in the city.
Having an image of a tough cop, the 48-year-old police officer emphasised the significance of basic policing where the trust between the common man and the police officials is restored. The 1996 batch IPS officer said that all the problems regarding the police helpline numbers will be resolved soon.
He also added that the progress in this matter will be personally monitored by him so that there are no impediments in registering the complaints. Acknowledging the law and order challenges of a growing metropolis, the senior cop highlighted that his focus will be to reduce the growing incidents of crime against women, snatchings, burglaries and drug pedalling.
Having established the image of an encounter specialist, the top cop of the Millennium city warned the gangsters to not indulge in nefarious activities. Rao has already directed his team of 3,500 strong police officials to be tough in dealing with dreaded gangsters. In 2013, Rao was awarded by the state government for his gallantry.
The son of a martyred police official, Rao has a huge amount of experience in policing south Haryana districts. He has been an SHO in Patadu police station and has also performed duties as a law enforcement police official in Mewat and Narnaul. Rao has been a police officer in 14 of the 22 district in Haryana. His wife is a lecturer in a government college in Gurugram.