Chandigarh/Jalandhar- In a big transfer to strengthen victim-centric policing and help mechanisms for girls as per the dedication of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh led Authorities, Punjab Police has established the ‘Saanjh Rahat Kendra’, a devoted help centre for victims of home violence, on the Civil Hospital in Jalandhar.
Inaugurating the centre right here on Thursday, Particular Director Common of Police (Particular DGP) Group Affairs Division and Ladies Affairs Gurpreet Kaur Deo mentioned that the centre marks a pivotal step in making certain well timed psycho-social and authorized help to ladies in misery via proactive group partnership. The particular DGP was accompanied by Commissioner of Police (CP) Jalandhar Dhanpreet Kaur.
The centre, a collaborative effort below the aegis of the Commissionerate Police, Jalandhar, is established inside the hospital premises to make sure straightforward accessibility and confidentiality for victims. It goals to determine circumstances on the earliest and supply built-in help together with rapid counselling, authorized steering, and rehabilitation linkages.
Particular DGP Gurpreet Kaur Deo emphasised the essential want for sensitized police response and strong inter-departmental coordination in addressing home violence. “The Saanjh Rahat Kendra will function an important bridge connecting victims with important help methods—be it authorized assist, skilled counselling, shelter properties, or authorities welfare schemes. It embodies our dedication to making a secure and supportive ecosystem for girls,” she added.
She highlighted that skilled counsellors with experience in Psychology and Social Work might be stationed on the centre to help victims reporting on the hospital. The centre will work in shut synergy with Ladies Assist Desks at police stations and different involved authorities to make sure swift and efficient redressal, she mentioned.
CP Dhanpreet Kaur reiterated the police division’s unwavering concentrate on ladies’s security and community-oriented policing. “The institution of this Kendra displays our proactive, victim-friendly method. It’s about being accessible and appearing as a pillar of help when it’s wanted essentially the most,” she mentioned.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by ADCP-II Akarshi Jain, Civil Surgeon Dr Rajesh Garg, CJM Rahul Kumar Azad, and representatives from the Sakhi One Cease Centre.
