Home Minister Y. Patton, DGP LL Doungel and Commissioner of Police Liremo Lotha along with the OC of the Women Police Station, Dimapur, Tingbem Thomsong (4th from Left) and subordinates at the inauguration on November 4.
Morung Express News
Dimapur | November 4
The Women Cell, Dimapur has now become a full-fledged police station. It was established as a unit attached to East Police Station in 2002 to deal with complaints relating to women and children but without the authority to independently register and investigate cases. The erstwhile Women Cell could only take up cases endorsed to it by a police station. With the upgrading, it is now vested with the authority to register and investigate cases.
The Women Police Station, Dimapur will function from the Old SP’s office with an all-women team headed by an officer-incharge in the rank of Inspector.
Home Minister, Y. Patton, who inaugurated the station on November 4, held it as a long felt need. Terming a perceived “gender insensitivity” as one factor that prevents women from approaching police stations dominated by men, he hoped that this perception will change with the setting up of an all-women police station.
Stating that the graduation from a cell to a full-fledged station comes with immense responsibilities and expectations, he added, while stating that it demands consistent effort to improve performance in tune with the changing times. While trainings designed to update the women police officers on handling cases relating to women and children is one, he added it is equally important to look into the aspect of counselling and rehabilitation of victims.
The Director General of Police, LL Doungel termed it as a milestone in policing, especially in addressing crimes and issues related to women and children. According to the DGP, policing cannot occur in a vacuum for it involves the society – a joint effort of the public and the police to bring catalytic change
The inauguration also coincided with the launching of the Dimapur Police CCTV Network. The network comprises of a series of cameras installed in a number of road intersections across the town integrated to a central monitoring room.
According to the Home Minister, the introduction of the CCTV network would go a long way in enhancing public safety and security while acting as deterrence to potential offenders. He added it would help if the existing private CCTV installations in market places are integrated to the network.
