Bangalore:
In wake of rising sexual assault cases against women in Bangalore, including the alleged rape of a 6-year-old , police have drafted a set of guidelines for their safety and security in schools across the city, a top official said on Sunday.
"Our police officers of deputy commissioner and assistant commissioner ranks are meeting heads of schools in their jurisdiction on Monday to issue the guidelines for ensuring safety and security of their students," Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar said here.
"Enforcing the guidelines will be mandatory as it is the responsibility of all schools to ensure the safety of their wards," Auradkar told about 5,000 people, including parents, activists, techies and youth, who descended on Freedom Park in the city centre to protest the spurt in crimes against women.
Auradkar said police officials at lower ranks were being sensitised and familiarized with the new law and have been instructed to act quickly on complaints filed by women.
"We are also modernizing our communications system to receive, register and respond to complaints through phone, SMS, e-mail, Facebook and Whatsapp by connecting them to our control rooms across the city," Auradkar said.