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JAMSHEDPUR: Police in the Steel City police have launched a dedicated patrolling van to aid the girls confronting various types of harassment by miscreants in public places.Christened 'Pink Patrolling Van', the police vehicle sporting helpline number 9430774595 will patrol around girls' colleges, coaching centers and at bus and auto-rickshaw stands among other public places in the town for immediate response to any distress call.A team of four women police personnel, including a sub-inspector, will do the patrolling from dawn till dusk. "Now the gathering of the miscreants in the surroundings of the college campus will be checked and girls will also feel safe with the patrolling van around," the principal said.City-based entrepreneur and former president of Singhbhum Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Suresh Sonthalia , said that the traders' body is keen to join hands with the police for introducing more pink vans for security patrolling. "Greater awareness among the girls in particular and people at large about the introduction of the pink patrolling van service in the city will help in achieving the purpose," SSP Anup Birthare said after flagging off the patrolling van at Jamshedpur Women's College (JWC) on Wednesday.The SSP added that district police is making sustained effort to address issues related to crime against women and the introduction of pink patrolling van is a step in that direction.JWC's principal in-charge Purnima Kumar hailed the police administration for coming up with such an initiative to help the girls from falling victim to eve-teasing..