Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 2: To help the women in distress, the Police today created Women Help Desk at Police Station Kulgam
The chief guest on the occasion was SSP Kulgam, Dr G.V Sundeep Chakravarthy who inaugurated the Women Help Desk. He was flanked by DySP Hqrs Kulgam, DySP DAR, SHO PS Kulgam other officers of the District.
The help desk is aimed to respond to all such calls made by women who are victims of domestic violence.
Due to the growing incidents of domestic violence arising out of issues between the married couples in the valley especially in district Kulgam, it demands an immediate redressal mechanism.
Speaking on the occasion, SSP said that the well-designed Women Help Desk will help in protecting the rights of the women/girls in the district and expressed hope that the Women Help Desk would cater to the needs of women who face violence and encourage women to file complaints without any hesitation, especially in cases relating to heinous crimes.
SSP also interacted with the officers and directed them to work with enthusiasm and maintain professional integrity and try to redress the grievances reported to PS to the best of their capabilities.