Now, women can call Dial-112 for making complaints, their secrecy to be maintained

PRAYAGRAJ: In a bid to strengthen women’s power line 1090 and broaden its outreach, it has now been integrated with Dial 112. It means women can also call Dial 112 for making their complaints which will be transferred to women power line for further action and early disposal. Besides, their secrecy will be maintained, according to senior police officials.

Moreover, a massive campaign “Mobile Hath Me 1090 Sath Me” has also been launched under the third phase of Mission Shakti in Prayagraj. A team from Lucknow with a ‘mascot’ will approach women in the city and rural areas to make them aware about Women Power line and various plans to empower them under Mission Shakti.

ADG, Prayagraj Zone, Prem Prakash inaugurated the campaign at Police Lines on Wednesday. Motivating the women cops at the programme, the ADG said that they had to act as brand ambassador of Mission Shakti among women in city and rural areas and make them aware about gender sensitization and other schemes for empowering women.

“Women should be encouraged to approach women help desk at police stations or call women power line if they need help as it is often observed that they themselves hesitate to approach police or are discouraged by others not to take help of police on different pretexts. In such scenarios, harassers and stalkers are emboldened and continue harassing the women,” he added.

SSP Sarvshrestha Tripathi said, “1090 has given a platform to women for making their complaints and receiving their early and quality disposal as many of them are still reluctant to go to police stations. Under the third phase of Mission Shakti, not only the women in even remote areas are being approached but a strict eye is also being kept on persons with a record of harassing women.”

According to the SSP, through 1090 till now 2.93 lakh complaints have been received among which 93 per cent have been disposed of. Strict secrecy is maintained in complaints received through 1090 and no information can be given to anyone even through RTI. Moreover, a woman does not need to go to police station after complaint on women power line.

While women can call in both 1090 and dial 112 for making complaints, men can only dial 112 to make complaints regarding crimes against women.