All Police Stations In Kerala Will Be Child Friendly
All police stations in Kerala will be child friendly, children will be able to file complaints without fear.
The Kerala Police has taken the initiative to make existing police stations ‘child friendly’. The aim is to create an environment for children where they can file complaints without any fear.
Kerala’s Director General of Police Loknath Behera on Saturday inaugurated ‘Child Friendly’ centers in 15 police station of the state.
Behera said that Kerala Police is trying to create an environment where children can come to register complaints without any fear. Other senior police officers also participated in the event through video conferencing.
The concept of a ‘child-friendly’ police station was introduced in 2006 with the aim of appeasing children who come to police stations with their families for various purposes.
Such centers will help children and others understand the functioning of police stations and the work of police officers.
At present, 85 police stations in the state have such ‘child friendly’ centers. The state police chief said the system would be implemented in 12 more police stations within three months.
He said that Kerala Police aims to start child friendly centers in all police stations.
The DGP has commissioned Cheyadamangalam in Kollam district, Pathanapuram, Zone in Kollam district, Infopark police station, Cyber police station.
The women police station in Ernakulam Ottappalam, Malampuzha in Palakkad district, Neelambur, Tanur, Changaramkulam in Malappuram district.
Panoor, and Arthur in Kannur district. Inaugurated ‘Child Friendly’ centers in Rajapuram and Badududdal district.
Olloor Police Station in Thrissur City has received the 2019 Ministry of Home Affairs Award for Best Police Station in Kerala. Pathanamthitta and Mannuthi police stations were honored by the Chief Minister in 2019 for the best police station in the state.
The demand for tech and mobile accessories has been the highest during the Diwali festival.
Of these, the highest number of Wi-Fi routers have been purchased in rural areas of Kerala, indicating the fast internet requirement of Kerala.
At the same time, most mobile accessories like earphones, mobile phone covers were purchased in Chhattisgarh state.
Himachal Pradesh went one step ahead and bought the most Bluetooth speakers and headphones. Asam got the most books and guides for preparing for competitive exams.
