AP: Sthree Shakthi cops to ensure women safety

Andhra Pradesh has launched 35-member women policing team patrolling the city. They have been trained in car driving, swimming, communication skills and self-defence for one month. They will handle women-related issues including eve-teasers and trouble-mongers.

Vizag (Andhra Pradesh): The 'City of Destiny' will soon witness all-women policing teams patrolling the city on par with their male counterparts.

Andhra Pradesh police, in a bid to ensure protection to women across all sections of the society, have launched a 35-member women police team - 'Sthree Shakthi' in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.

The initiative was taken to provide security to women and girls.

Dressed in a blue and khaki uniform, they will all be deployed at important junctions of the city and will handle women-related issues including eve-teasers and trouble-mongers.

To ensure superior policing, the personnel have been trained in car driving, swimming, communication skills and self-defence for one month.

"It is a 35-member team. We have started with 25 vehicles: 5 four wheelers and rest are motorcycles and scooters. This is mainly for the protection of women. The women-related issues can be informed to the team and then they will take action accordingly. From drivers to police personnel, everyone is a woman," said Andhra Pradesh DGP AP Thakur.

"In Visakhapatnam, there are a number of educational institutions and workplaces where women are working in large numbers. Our prime concern is to ensure safety to women," he said.