These women cops turn saviours for the needy

Gaurav Kanthwal

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, May 10

The Women Police Station, Sector 5, Panchkula, is at the forefront of exemplifying the force’s motto of Sewa Suraksha Sahyog (Service Security Cooperation).

The all-women police station with 30 personnel is also at the forefront in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

It suffered a setback when, in the line of duty, a constable tested positive and five others were quarantined. It bounced back in no time as the cops are preparing for a long haul ahead.

“The patient has been admitted to the Civil Hospital, Kurukshtera, and five others have been quarantined. The cops are alert, taking all precautions and functioning as usual,” said Noopur Bishnoi, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Panchkula.

“We are discouraging people to visit the police station for minor cases or things that can wait. Our priority is primarily on urgent cases. We have drawn a perimeter in the police station and the public is not allowed to go beyond a point. Those who have to come inside are being dealt with from a room where the staff sits inside and public dealing is done through a window,” she said.

The cops do not stop after the official duty hours. They have been feeding the needy in this time of despair. For close to one month, constables at the police station have been running a special kitchen where 300 to 500 packets of food is prepared daily for the people stuck in the lockdown.

Recently, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar lauded their effort in a tweet: “I salute all personnel of the Women Police Station, Panchkula, for dedicating their post duty hours to help the needy.”

On Mother’s Day (May 10), most of the families celebrated the occasion in the comfort of their homes. The cops, however, were occupying the trenches. “The celebrations can wait for a while,” she said.

There have been reports from across the country that domestic violence cases have gone up substantially during the lockdown, but the Haryana Police Service officer said: “Nothing like that here. There is no alarming change I have noticed, just routine cases. Maybe, it’s more of a WhatsApp thing.”