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Officers and representatives from the district administration and Lotha Eloe Hoho pose for a group photo after the inauguration of women police station in Wokha on December 1.[/caption]
Dimapur, Dec. 2 (EMN): Commemorating the statehood day on December 1, a full-fledged women police station was inaugurated in Wokha town located near the Wokha police station.
While inaugurating the new women police station, Additional Superintendent of Police, Wokha, Tumchopemo Yanthan, said the concept of creating a separate women police station came about through various campaigns on women empowerment. He was optimistic that crimes and other issues relating to women and children would be eased to certain extent through the creation of women police station.
He also encouraged the women police officers to discharge their assignments with outmost responsibility in solving women related case and crimes in the district. “From now on cases relating to women and children’s will be exclusively looked after by officers manning the women police station,” Yanthan said.
He also added from now on Wokha women police station will work independently in registering and investigate any cases against crime relating to women and children. He stated that women police station was created to do away with gender inequality and empower the women in fighting for their rights. He was confident that cases relating to crime against women will come down and that women would come forward without any hesitation in filing cases to fight for their rights.
Representatives from Lotha Eloe Hoho, who also spoke during the function, expressed their appreciations to the state government and all officers involved in launching the women police station in Wokha. They have assured fullest co-operation in whatever possible way for effective functioning of the women police station.
The inauguration function was chaired by SDPO, Wokha, Sukumo Kikon, while associate pastor of Police Baptist Church, Wokha, Zubenthugn invoked God’s blessing and dedicated the new office. The vote of thanks was proposed by UBSI, women police station, R Lochumbeni.
