Wednesday, October 12, 2011: Eve teasers in Kerala could end up with
law enforcers without ever knowing they are being tracked, thanks to an
SMS alert system launched by the Kerala Women’s Commission.
Women in any part of the state can now seek the help of women’s panel
officials if they find themselves in trouble by sending an SMS to the
dedicated number “537252″.
All such messages would be passed on to the State Police Monitoring
Room, where the sender’s number would be sorted out and assistance
provided with the help of respective local police stations, officials
said.
Launching the service here last evening, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy
said it would help instil self-confidence in women.”Providing space for
women to lodge complaints is more important than the number of cases
attended,”he said.
The service comes into effect at a time when Kerala’s image has been
dented by a number of cases of atrocities and sexual crimes on women.
The idea was mooted a year back by the chairperson of Kerala Women’s Commission Justice D Sreedevi.
The system was developed with technical support of National
Informatics Centre after a series of tests of its technological
feasibility and social acceptance.
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