Woman commission empowered to recommend transfer/postings of police officers
KI Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
In what may been seen as a bold step to empower the Punjab State Commission for Women, the Punjab Police has decided to consider the recommendation of the Chairperson of the Women Commission while posting and transferring a police officer to a new destination.
Disclosing this official spokesperson of the Punjab State Commission for Women said that a demi-official letter in this regard has been written by Amardeep Singh Rai, Inspector General of Punjab Police to Manisha Gulati, Chairperson of the Punjab State Women Commission. In this letter Rai has requested the chairperson of the commission to bring all such cases to the notice of the Punjab Police wherein a police officer has took prompt action in resolving the complaints of women. Such officers would be given due recognition and reward for their professional approach in redressing the cases pertaining to women. Commission has also been asked to bring to the notice of such cases in which a police officer shirked his responsibility and did not take any positive step in resolving the cases involving women. On the report of the Women Commission departmental action might be initiated against all such erring police officer.
Recently, Punjab Women Commission Senior Vice-Chairperson Bimla Sharma alleged that Punjab Police officials misbehaved with her when she reached Lahori gate police station to hear the grievances of a protesting women. The police had remained non-cooperative with her.
Jaspreet kaur, a house wife welcomed the step initiated by Punjab police to empower Woman commission to recommend transfer/postings of police officers
