Kakinada: Disha police station inaugurated

Kakinada: District Collector D Muralidhar Reddy and Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi inaugurated Disha police station at the Two-Town police station here on Sunday on the auspicious women's day.

The Collector said that Disha police stations are model police stations aimed at rendering speedy justice to victims in cases of sexual assault (rape), harassment and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

He said that Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the first Disha police station at Rajamahendravaram on February 8. He said that the CM is bringing down the ever increasing crime rate against women and children by establishing Disha police stations.

SP Asmi said that the new police stations will have a counselor, mobile kits to collect medical and scientific evidence and care takers to help the victims who come to the police station. Joint Collector G Lakshmisha, Joint Collector-2 G Raja Kumari and others were present.