By Our Special Correspondent
The AP Women’s Commission on Wednesday sent letters to the South Central Railway general manager and Government Railway Police (GRP) SP seeking details of the measures taken at railway stations across the State for the safety of women. The letters were sent in the wake of recent incidents of sexual assault at Gurazala and Repalle railway stations.
In a country where crime against women and children is 'rampant', the Indian Railways is taking steps to ensure that women feel secure while travelling in trains. Now, women won't have to depend on helpline numbers or chain-pulling. The national carrier has planned to deploy women police personnel on trains during night hours, and install ‘panic buttons’ in coaches.
Since the national transporter had decided to dedicate the year 2018, as the year of women’s safety, the North-Eastern Railways plans to deploy women police personnel in sub-urban trains during night hours besides recruitment of women in the RPF.
She also requested them to conduct an inquiry into the Gurazala and Repalle sexual assaults and take necessary action to do justice to the women survivors and see that such incidents do not recur at any railway station in the state. She asked them to submit a report on the measures taken for the safety of women at railway stations, within a week.
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