SHE Teams
| SHE Teams | |
|---|---|
| Motto | For you..With you..Always! |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 24 October 2014 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Legal jurisdiction | Telangana State |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Telangana State Police |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
SHE Teams is a division of Telangana Police for enhanced safety and security of women. They also work to prevent child marriages in Telangana State.[1] The teams work in small groups to arrest eve teasers, stalkers and harassers. They operate mainly in busy public areas in Hyderabad.[2] They respond to complaints delivered by WhatsApp and through social media.[3][4]
History
[edit]SHE Teams stands for Safety, Health and Environment. The division was started on 24 October 2014,[5] is a brainchild of Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao who was impressed by a similar initiative in Singapore. Additional Commissioner, Hyderabad, Swathi Lakra heading the division ever since its inception.
The Teams
[edit]A team comprises an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), who acts as a lead with four to five male and female constables in each Zone, they all work under Assistant DCP rank woman police officer. They work undercover.
The cases related to harassment of women under Rachakonda commissionerate had come down by 85 percent.[6] The 24×7 monitoring by the teams, conducting decoy operations, SHE Shuttles, Margadarshak and counselling sessions are proving to be effective in curbing the crime rate.
Case lodging
[edit]As a deterrent, the first time offenders are mostly booked under petty cases like Sec 290 IPC and Sec 70 (c) of the Hyderabad city police act.
More serious and repeat offenders are likely to be booked under 509 IPC (word act or gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman), section 354IPC (assault or criminal force on a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty), could potentially lead to an offence under section 376 (rape).
Expansion
[edit]In Hyderabad, there are 100 teams in operation by March 2018. The division is present in Adilabad, Nizamabad. It is being expanded to other districts in Telangana State.
References
[edit]- ^ India, The Hans (8 March 2018). "SHE teams celebrate women's day". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ India, The Hans (8 March 2018). "SHE Teams Workshop at TWG International". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Thanks, SHE Teams! Crimes against women drop in Telangana". The New Indian Express. 5 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019.
- ^ Sameer (25 October 2017). "The success story of SHE Teams in three years". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Official Website of Hyderabad City Police". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ TelanganaToday. "Eve-teasing declined by 85 percent, says Mahesh Bhagwat". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2 December 2019.