Kerala Police launched Pink project for women safety

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally rolled out the Kerala Police’s Pink Protection Project that aims at protecting women in public, private, and digital spaces.

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The Pink Protection project aims to prevent dowry-related issues, cyber-bullying & humiliation in public places.

It has 10 components, one of which is activating the existing Pink Police Patrol system, named Pink Janamaithri Beat.

They will collect information from panchayat members, neighbours and other locals and hand it over to the Station House Officers for further action.

The Pink Beat system, in which specially trained women police officers have been deployed, will be present at Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses and in front of schools, colleges and other public places including bus stops.

Pink control rooms have been set up in all 14 districts to coordinate the activities.

The Pink Shadow Patrol team will also be deployed to detect the presence of anti-socials in crowded areas and to take action.