Punjab bans calling women to police stations for probe
2 Jan 2013 5:16 AM IST
Days after a teenaged gangrape victim in Patiala district committed suicide after she was repeatedly called to the police station and asked uncomfortable questions, the Punjab government on Monday ordered that no complainant of gender-related cases would be called to police stations in future.
Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal directed the state director general of police (DGP) to ensure that no woman complainant was called to the police station for investigation.
‘The complainant would be examined at her residence by the police authorities accompanied by a woman police official, that too in the presence of her family members,’ the order said.
Chief minister Parkash Singh Badal directed the state director general of police (DGP) to ensure that no woman complainant was called to the police station for investigation.
‘The complainant would be examined at her residence by the police authorities accompanied by a woman police official, that too in the presence of her family members,’ the order said.
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