Kolkata:
Altogether 65 all-woman police stations will be set up in 20 West Bengal districts to deal with rising crime against women, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said here today.
She said the officer in-charge and all guards would be women in these police stations.
In the first phase, 20 such police stations will be set up for which 1,100 women police personnel would be recruited.
The purpose was to deal with rising crime against women in the state as well as to encourage women to join the police service, Banerjee said.
She said the officer in-charge and all guards would be women in these police stations.
In the first phase, 20 such police stations will be set up for which 1,100 women police personnel would be recruited.
The purpose was to deal with rising crime against women in the state as well as to encourage women to join the police service, Banerjee said.
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