To make lodging grievances easy, Punjab DGP inaugurates Saanjh Shakti help desk

Mohali, March 12

Women, children and senior citizens in Punjab can now lodge their grievances with the police in a citizen-friendly manner as the Punjab Police have established dedicated ‘Saanjh Shakti Help Desks’ at all the Saanjh Kendras, located in close vicinity to the police stations across the state, said Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta.

The DGP, who was in Mohali on Friday to inaugurate various projects, including Phase-11 police station building and newly established ‘Saanjh Shakti Help Desk’ at the Saanjh Kendra here, said special emphasis was being laid on providing a safe environment to the vulnerable sections of society so that they can share their issues with police without any hesitation.

The DGP also commended the SAS Nagar Police for launching an innovative and modern software for tenant verification and suspect identification based on artificial intelligence.

Notably, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh had launched the Punjab Police’s SAANJH Shakti Help Desks and ‘181’ non-emergency helpline exclusively for the women, children and senior citizens to mark International Women’s Day on March 8.

The DGP also virtually inaugurated the rural closed circuits television (CCTV) project under which 154 CCTV cameras, worth Rs 1 crore, will be installed at strategically important points in the rural belt of the district for the crime detection and citizens’ safety.

Gupta also presented commendation certificates to 14 police officials, who have registered maximum complaints on the Punjab Police Mahila Mittar portal. The DGP also honoured wards of seven police personnel who have excelled in sports and academics, besides felicitating the best performing support staff.

Child-friendly police station in Sohana

ADGP Community Affairs Division and Women & Child Affairs, Gurpreet Kaur Deo, inaugurated the Child Friendly Police Station in Sohana on Friday. The purpose of such police stations is to provide a friendly environment to children visiting the police stations. This is the second such police station after Mandi Gobindgarh in Fatehgarh Sahib, which was set up in July last year. — TNS