Summary:
more-inThe physical self-defence training imparted by the police for ensuring women’s safety is gaining momentum in the district with 15,000 women undergoing training in the 2017-18 fiscal alone. A demonstration of some physical drills by women police personnel organised at Janakeeyam 2018 at Marine Drive has helped create awareness about the self-defence training programme for women. A team of 150 trained women police personnel have been deployed for the self-defence training sessions. 20-hour programmeOf the 20-hour training package, 16 hours are dedicated to physical training and four hours on laws relating to women’s safety. Most of the police stations in the city have the service of these trained personnel and they are deployed to more stations on request based on availability..