AMN / PUNE
A “child-friendly” police station set up in accordance with the guidelines laid down by the National Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was launched in Pune.
This police station will work towards character building among children and will also work in changing the notion that police are not enemies but friends of people.
Launched with an aim to ward off fear among children, the child-friendly police station will work towards raising high morale. A message that police are not the enemies of people but friends will also be spread through this unique police station that has come up in the premises of Lashkar police station in Pune. The child friendly police station houses books and and toys and will also work towards character building among children.
IIT Kanpur Director, Dr Abhay Karandikar said the “child-friendly police station is an innovative concept in the direction of preventing juvenile crimes and children reforms. He said, Pune police have worked with Hope for Children Foundation to set up this. Pune police commissioner Amitabh Gupta said this will be replicated at other police stations if it turns out to be a success.