Now no fears, only cheers! Telangana inaugurates first ‘child-friendly’ police station
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Hyderabad, November 15: Telangana's first ‘child-friendly’ police station was inaugurated yesterday at the Rachakonda Medipally station by D. Ishan, a 7-year-old boy who had wished to become the Police Commissioner for a day. IPS officer Mahesh Bhagwat, Commissioner Rachakonda was the Chief Guest for the program.
The initiative was conducted by Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA), in collaboration with the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate. With the aim to ensure a child-friendly environment where all children are freed from mistreatment, abuse and exploitation.
"We applaud this initiative undertaken by the Telangana Police department. Child-friendly police stations play a vital role in ensuring that every child has proper and timely access to justice. These police stations promise a facilitating environment and also encourage higher reporting of crimes relating to children," said Samir Mathur, CEO BBA.
With assistance from BBA, the child-friendly police station was decorated with wall paintings, furnished with beds, water coolers, in order to make children who visited the police station, feel comfortable and relaxed. In addition to this several books, toys and games have also been made available in the rooms inside this police station in order to make the children less anxious.
Over 200 students from nearby schools had participated in the inauguration ceremony. As part of the joint initiative, BBA will also organise a training session in order raise awareness, sensitise and inform police personnel on the guidelines laid down by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) for establishing child-friendly police stations.