In A First, ‘Women In Khaki’ Perform Duty In Night Hours At Checkpoints In Jammu City

Jammu, Apr 28: In a major step to keep vigil on lady drug peddlers vis-a-vis extending helping hand to the woman in need during night hours, Jammu Police have deployed ‘women in khaki’ at several checkpoints falling in the jurisdictions of Jammu city.

This is for the first time, women constables have been deployed during night hours and to start with, deployment has been made in the vity areas, a senior police officer said.

The officer said that at every check point, two women personnel are deployed from 10 pm to 6 am.

“So far 12 prominent check points in the city area are having the deployment not only to keep vigil on any untoward incidents but also to make women more secure during night hours especially the working ladies and assisting those travelling alone in need,” he stated.