Karimnagar becomes the only district in TS to have all-women patrolling and QRT teams

District Judge Anupama Chakravarthy, Collector Sarfaraz Ahmad, Commissioner of Police V.B. Kamalasan Reddy and others flagged off all-women patrolling teams at Police Parade Grounds to mark International Women’s Day here on Friday.

With this, the Karimnagar Commissionerate of Police gained the distinction of being the only district in Telangana to have women personnel in all its teams – women commandos, patrolling teams, Blue Colts teams and women quick reaction team (QRT) on par with their male counterparts.

The women police personnel have been trained in driving cars and mini-buses to carry women QRT to a crime scene. About 43 women constables, who were trained in Israeli self-defence technology of Krav Maga for a month, have been deployed in QRT and mobile patrolling teams.

Women would patrol the streets of Karimnagar in two shifts, while women Blue Colts teams would tour the town and visit places where there is high incidence of crime.

On Friday, the women QRT was pressed into service and they conducted surprise inspection of the RTC bus complex.

Appreciating the women police personnel for their courage in joining the forces, Ms. Chakravarthy called upon all women to be strong both physically and mentally.

The Collector lauded the Karimnagar Commissionerate of Police for according top priority to women’s safety in the district.

Mr. Ahmad also appreciated the district police for making women police as commandos by imparting special training to them.

The Commissioner of Police said there should be a change in the attitude of the society towards women. Stating that they would excel in all fields if given an opportunity, Mr. Kamalasan Reddy said they identified talent in the women police force and imparted commando training to them to tackle any situation.

He said the women police force in the district would be discharging all duties on par with their male counterparts. The Commissioner said that the constitution of SHE Teams had reduced crimes against women in the district.

Assistant Collector Pravinya, ACP Usha Rani, and other women officers took part in International Women’s Day celebrations.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Karimnagar – March 08th, 2019