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Bengal CM gives a go ahead to set up four new women’s police stations in Kolkata

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, during the State Cabinet meeting gave a go ahead to set up four more all-women police stations in Kolkata, taking the total count to eight. The facility will come up at Behala, Karaya, Ultadanga and Taltala. The cabinet also approved 41 posts.

At present the city has four all-women police stations at Tollygunge, Watgunge, Patuli and Amherst Street and with today’s decision the number will go up to eight. These police stations like the four others will exclusively investigate crimes against women and focus particularly on dowry and domestic violence cases, abduction and sexual offences.

It may be noted that city police stations have three female police personnel each two constables and a sub-inspector. Women personnel have also been deployed at the radio flying squad that is stationed at night to respond to any crimes against women.

The state government has set a target of setting up 65 all-women police stations across the state to tackle crimes against women.

At the meeting it was also decided that the existing Dinhata police station in Coochbehar district would be bifurcated and a new police station at Sahebganj would be set up.

 

দেবীপক্ষে ৪টি নতুন মহিলা থানা গড়ার সিদ্ধান্ত মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর

মাননীয়া মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের পরিচালনায় তৃণমূল সরকার ইতিমধ্যেই গোটা রাজ্য জুড়ে বেশ কয়েকটি মহিলা থানা গঠন করেছে। দেবীপক্ষের শুরুতেই রাজ্যে আরও ৪ টি মহিলা থানা তৈরির সিদ্ধান্ত নিল রাজ্য সরকার।

কলকাতার বেহালা, কড়েয়া, উল্টোডাঙা এবং তালতলাতে চারটি মহিলা থানা গঠনের সিদ্ধান্ত আগেই নেওয়া হয়েছিল। সোমবার মন্ত্রীসভার বৈঠকে এই বিষয়ে চূড়ান্ত সিদ্ধান্ত গ্রহণ করা হয়েছে।

৪ টি থানার জন্য ৪১ টি পদ সৃষ্টি করা হবে। এদিন মন্ত্রীসভার বৈঠকে আরও একটি বিষয়ে সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে। কোচবিহারের দিনহাটা থানাকে ভেঙে সাহেবগঞ্জ থানা গঠন করার সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হয়েছে।

বর্তমানে শহরে ৪ টি মহিলা থানা রয়েছে-  টালিগঞ্জ, ওয়াটগঞ্জ, পাটুলী এবং আমহাররস্ট স্ট্রিটে এবং আজকের সিদ্ধান্তের পর এই সংখ্যা বেড়ে হল আট।

নারীর বিরুদ্ধে অপরাধ মোকাবিলা করতে রাজ্য জুড়ে ৬৫ টি মহিলা পুলিশ স্টেশন স্থাপনের লক্ষ্যমাত্রা রেখেছে রাজ্য সরকার।

 

Four new women’s police stations to be set up in Kolkata

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Four new women’s police stations are coming up in the city to further curb crime against women. This the third phase of setting up women’s police stations with thirty such station already functional in the State.

The West Bengal Chief Minister had targeted to set up 65 such police stations across the State.  The government has approved the establishment of 330 posts under various categories for the new police stations. A woman police officer will head each of these police stations and majority of the other ranks will constitute of women also.

In the first phase 20 women police stations were set up at Howrah, Barasat, Baruipur, Asansol, Jhargram, Contai, Chinsurah, Krishnanagar, Siliguri and Jalpaiguri Sadar, sub-divisional headquarters of Burdwan Sadar, Medinipur Sadar, Purulia Sadar, Bankura Sadar, Darjeeling Sadar, Sreerampore (Hooghly), Suri (Birbhum), English Bazar (Malda), Diamond Harbour (South 24-Parganas) and Barrackpore (North 24-Parganas).

In the second phase, 10 new stations have opened at Bidhannagar and Durgapur Commissionerate, Cooch Behar, Balurghat, Raiganj, Berhampore, Kharagpur, Haldia, Uluberia and Arambag.

Around 330 posts have been approved for the new police stations  and these have been strengthened with one inspector, eight sub-inspectors, eight assistant sub-inspectors and 30 constables.

Kolkata Police performing their duty diligently: WB CM

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday lauded the Kolkata Police for their “good performance” saying the force was carrying out their duties quite diligently.

Mamata Banerjee, also the Police Minister, was speaking at the Investiture Ceremony of the Kolkata Police held at the Netaji Indoor Stadium this evening.

She said earlier the forces’ job was limited to arresting, which nowadays has expanded beyond many things starting from managing crowds during the Durga Pujas to being present at sporting events and entertainment programmes, besides looking after regular law and order of the city.

“With changing time and lifestyle, crime has also changed its character adding to the duties of the police personnel. They are doing a very good job and we must give them their proper recognition,” she said.

WB CM inaugurated the new Santiniketan Police Station in Birbhum district at the programme and said in the last four years of her government in the state, 91 new police stations have been set up out of which 21 came up in the Kolkata Police limits.

“We have set up 30 women police stations and ten more have been sanctioned today… So there will be 40 women police stations. We have set up eight coastal police stations and five police stations for cyber crime. We have also set up 88 fast track courts, including 45 courts for women and 19 human rights court,” the Chief Minister said.

Five women only police stations being set up in Kolkata

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The State Home Department is planning to set up another five women only police stations in Kolkata by May. The State government, which has already set up 20 such police stations, plans to introduce 65 more such facilities all over Bengal by the end of this year. These police stations would investigate crimes against women.

At a recent meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee asked senior police officers to further increase the presence of women in the force.

Kolkata Police now have only 800 female cops in their 26,000-strong police force.

A rape or molestation survivor always finds it more comfortable to open up before a woman police officer. Here lies the importance of women only police stations. Such police stations are also likely to lead to more women reaching out to report incidents that bother them. Many incidents of eve-teasing that often do not get reported can actually lead to bigger crimes. But if women start reporting such incidents at these new police stations, it will also help us develop a better prevention mechanism.

An all-women battalion was not just a step towards correcting city police’s pathetically-lopsided gender equation — 780 women to 25,720 men — but it was also a step towards ensuring more practical policing.

At present, the city’s police stations have three female police personnel each — two constables and a sub-inspector. Women personnel have also been deployed at a radio flying squad that is stationed at night to respond to any crimes against women.