Haryana Police ‘Jagrati Yatra’ a cycle rally to promote women safety reached Kurukshetra
Chandigarh, Nov 18 – A cycle rally ‘Jagrati Yatra’ launched by Haryana Police to increase social awareness about women’s safety and their empowerment across the state reached Kurukshetra today.
Sharing the information, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that the ‘Jagrati Yatra’ was flagged off by the Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana, Sh. P.K. Agrawal from Police headquarters. He said that the objective of this initiative is to promote women safety by sensitizing women and girls about their rights and educating them about the role of various agencies including police in protecting women.
This cycle rally led by ACP Mamta Sauda will cover a distance of 1194 kms covering 23 police districts in 25 days with a team of 16 police women cyclists.
Silence increases crime, and encourages criminals too – Mamta Sodha
Addressing the girl students at IGN College, Ladwa and DAV Police Public School, Police Line, Kurukshetra, ACP Mamta Sodha said that silence of the victim on the occurrence of any wrongdoing increases the crime, and encourages the offender too.
She said that society needs to change the mindset towards women. Only by changing the mindset, the country will progress. Parents should give moral values to their children so that they learn to respect women. It is very important for women to be aware of their rights. If women will be aware and immediately report any criminal incident to the police, then crimes against women will reduce and criminals can also be punished. Facilities like Durga Shakti App, Women’s Helpline No. 1091 and Dial 112 have already been provided for women’s safety by Haryana Police.
The staff of DAV Police Public School on the Kurukshetra-Yamunanagar border welcomed all the women cyclists. All the participants were honoured by applying tilak.
