Nashik police urge women, girls to call up Damini squad about any safety concern
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Aimed at making the city safe for women and girls, the all-women Damini Squad is a 42-member police unit which takes strict action against eve-teasers and troublemakers on the streets, officers said.
From Jan 1 this year, the squad has filed cases against 4,736 troublemakers under the Maharashtra Police Act, in addition to stop-and-search operations at 1,120 deserted spots and 860 surveillance visits to schools and colleges.
These actions were taken under the guidance of CP Sandeep Karnik and DCP Monica Raut.
Damini squad members work in the four units of Sarkarwada, Panchavati, Ambad and Nashik Road.
Senior officers said constables Mamta Dhoom and Komal Avhad detained a Bangladeshi woman from Mumbai Naka area. Additionally, squad members Jyoti Pawar and Sonali Bagul chased and arrested two people escaping with a stolen water meter. Another constable SD Walunj intervened in a street fight in the city's Kalanagar area and while frisking a minor, found a knife in his possession.
Women and girls should be able to move freely across the city and if met with any troubling incident of eve-teasing or other issues, they should contact the police on '112' or use helpline numbers: 9403165830 for Panchavati division, 9403165674 for Sarkarwada division, 9404842206 for Ambad division and 9403165193 for Nashik Road division, officers said.
These numbers can be dialled even after 10pm, police officers said, adding that the calls are connected to the police control room, from where help is rushed to the caller's location within minutes.
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