She was apprehensive about the last minute substitution as it would have affected the parade.

In a conversation with SheThePeople, Constable Vinita Negi talks about her intense duty, how she intends to keep her child safe with social distancing, why she believes helping the elderly is vital.

Constable Chauhan, who grew up dreaming of becoming a police officer, worked exceedingly hard to fulfil her dream and finally entered the police force in 2007. Serving the citizens and keeping them away from any kind of instability is what she considers her duty. 

Gujarat’s Anti-Terrorism Squad sent an all-women team to Botad to arrest a criminal, Jusaab Allrakha, wanted in no less than 23 cases murder, extortion, loot etc on Sunday. The team comprised of 30-year-old Santok Odedra (Police Sub-Inspector heading the team), Nitmika Gohil (34), Aruna Gameti (40), Shakuntala Mal (29) and Jignesh Agrawat. The four-member team […]

‘Women On Wheels’ — patrol teams will be launched on Hyderabad’s roads. This is the state police initiative to mainstream women police officers. The aim is to provide women cops with the freedom and opportunity to perform similar duties as their male counterparts. The team will serve as watchdog towards crime prevention as the rate of crime […]

Under a special women’s safety programme, all-women police patrol teams are soon to be deployed in eight major cities in the country. The Home Ministry has approved nearly Rs 3,000 crore as a part of the Women Safe City Project which will safeguard the cities with various facilities, including transit dormitories for women and children, […]