Women in Uniform
Commando unit to be raised: DGP
Imphal, Jan 2: Manipur Director General of Police Yumnam Joykumar has affirmed that the Manipur police is raising a women police commando unit to help it in effectively dealing with frequent public agitations involving women.
The DGP, who spoke exclusively to IFP at his office on Wednesday, also affirmed that all-women police stations are being set up, and disclosed that altogether 333 women police of various ranks would be recruited during the month of February.
The DGP pointed out that most public agitations in the state involve women, or are spearheaded by women, and bringing such agitations under control is not an easy task, particularly when the police force is predominantly male.
To deal effectively with such agitations, the large-scale recruitment of women police is being taken up as one of the components of the action plan for reduction of violence in Manipur drawn up by the home department, the DGP informed.
Giving details of the planned deployment of the women police personnel, he informed that all women police stations are planned to be set up, with a strength of one inspector, two sub inspectors, two ASIs, four head constables, and 21 constables.
For Imphal east and Imphal west, 80 women police personnel would be deployed in each district, including one ASI, four SIs, five ASIs, 10 head constables and 60 constables.
For Bishnupur and Thoubal districts, fifty women police personnel will be deployed, including one inspector, two SIs, two ASIs, four head constables, and 40 constables.
For the hill districts, twenty women personnel will be deployed, in each district, including one SI, SI, one ASI, three head constables and 15 constables.
A women police commando reserve line would also be set up for Imphal west and Imphal east districts, with a strength of one inspector, one SI, two ASIs, four head constables, and 30 constables.
For Thoubal and Bishnupur, the same would comprise of one SI, two ASIs, four head constables and twenty constables.
Joykumar said the women police would be given basic training in martial arts and handling of weapons, and deployed for patrolling on their own vehicles.
Apart from dealing with public agitations by women, the women police commandos would be utilised for handling arrest of women underground activists.
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Imphal, Jan 2: Manipur Director General of Police Yumnam Joykumar has affirmed that the Manipur police is raising a women police commando unit to help it in effectively dealing with frequent public agitations involving women.
The DGP, who spoke exclusively to IFP at his office on Wednesday, also affirmed that all-women police stations are being set up, and disclosed that altogether 333 women police of various ranks would be recruited during the month of February.
The DGP pointed out that most public agitations in the state involve women, or are spearheaded by women, and bringing such agitations under control is not an easy task, particularly when the police force is predominantly male.
To deal effectively with such agitations, the large-scale recruitment of women police is being taken up as one of the components of the action plan for reduction of violence in Manipur drawn up by the home department, the DGP informed.
Giving details of the planned deployment of the women police personnel, he informed that all women police stations are planned to be set up, with a strength of one inspector, two sub inspectors, two ASIs, four head constables, and 21 constables.
For Imphal east and Imphal west, 80 women police personnel would be deployed in each district, including one ASI, four SIs, five ASIs, 10 head constables and 60 constables.
For Bishnupur and Thoubal districts, fifty women police personnel will be deployed, including one inspector, two SIs, two ASIs, four head constables, and 40 constables.
For the hill districts, twenty women personnel will be deployed, in each district, including one SI, SI, one ASI, three head constables and 15 constables.
A women police commando reserve line would also be set up for Imphal west and Imphal east districts, with a strength of one inspector, one SI, two ASIs, four head constables, and 30 constables.
For Thoubal and Bishnupur, the same would comprise of one SI, two ASIs, four head constables and twenty constables.
Joykumar said the women police would be given basic training in martial arts and handling of weapons, and deployed for patrolling on their own vehicles.
Apart from dealing with public agitations by women, the women police commandos would be utilised for handling arrest of women underground activists.
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