Punjab Women commission chairperson and CP Ludhiana inaugurates mega camp related to crime against women
Ludhiana,March 8,2021: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Punjab State Women Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati accompanied by Commissioner of Police Rakesh Agrawal inaugurated a mega camp-related to the crime against women at Police Lines. Talking with the applicants during the camp, Punjab State Women Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati said that the Punjab Government and police are committed to safeguarding the women and children from the scourge of the crime against them. She said that we are duty-bound to ensure proper protection from crime and any kind of exploitation.
She exhorted the people to play their role responsibly to wipe the menace out of society. The Commissioner of Police Ludhiana Rakesh Agrawal informed that in this mega camp, the Commissionerate police have called up 800 applicants of the district to settle their complaints related to matrimonial disputes. 40 Counselling units were set up today for four zones under the supervision of ADCP rank officer. He said that a total of 171 couples were reunited during the camp and Punjab State Women Commission Chairperson Manisha Gulati also gave a shagun of Rs 1000 to one of the couples who was united in her presence.
Agrawal also told that the police also facilitated mutual divorce of 81 couples which will help them to restart their life by avoiding unnecessary court expenditure. He added that as many as 32 cases were also registered during camp after police officials found these complaints of the dowry harassment as genuine.Prominent among present occasion included Joint Commissioner of Police J Elanchezhian, JCP Deepak Pareek, DCP Somya Mishra, DCP Ashwani Kapur, ADCP Ashwani Gotyal, ADCP Pragya Jain, ADCP Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, ADCP Rupinder Kaur Sra and others