<![CDATA[Port Blair: The Kinyuka village of Car Nicobar was selected for development as Aadarsh Gram of Nicobar District under SaansadAadarsh Gram Yojna Scheme launched by the Prime Minister of India. Accordingly, the District Police has been taken several measures like identification of parking place, systematic parking of vehicles, placement of traffic signages and construction of police booth in the village. The district police also organized an awareness programme on “Crime Against Women” in the community hall of the Kinyuka village on Sunday. Altogether, 125 women attended the programme alongwith Mr Otheniel Timothy, 1st Headman Kinyuka village Car Nicobar. The participants were made aware about important legal rights of women like free legal aid, right to privacy while recording statement, privilege of lodging a complaint via email or registered post, lodging of complaint by a rape victim from any police station, no arrest of women after sunset, no calling of women in the police station for interrogation, protection of identity of a rape victim and creation of committee on sexual harassment within the organization for redressal, etc. The programme was organized by Mr N. Rasheed, SDPO Car Nicobar under the overall supervision of Mr Pankaj Kumar Singh, Superintendent of Police, Nicobar.]]>
