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Kolkata Police to Visit Colleges, Spread Awareness on Crime Prevention

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Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma has instructed teams to visit colleges and spread awareness about crime prevention, especially crimes against women. The police teams will comprise both men and women officers who will interact with students, security staff, and the administration to educate them on how to prevent crime and alert the police promptly. The initiative comes after a 24-year-old law student was allegedly gang-raped at South Calcutta Law College. The police have arrested four men in connection with the incident, and the teams will discuss the installation of CCTV cameras on college campuses.

Key Takeaways:

  • Police teams will visit colleges at regular intervals to interact with students and the administration to spread awareness on crime prevention.
  • The teams will comprise men and women officers who will counsel security guards on their responsibilities and how to report crimes to college authorities and the police.
  • The note from Commissioner Verma specifies that college authorities will inform the police if someone enters the premises forcibly or illegally and is found involved in any illegal activity.
  • The police teams will discuss the installation of CCTVs on college campuses, including the areas to be covered, storage of CCTV feeds, and retrieval procedures.
  • Officers of respective police stations will remain continuously updated about developments in the institutions.
  • The police teams will also educate students on legal provisions of different crimes and spell out the importance of reporting crimes to the police.

Statistics:

  • 500m: distance between the police station and South Calcutta Law College where the alleged gang rape occurred.
  • 4: number of men arrested in connection with the gang rape incident.
  • 24: age of the law student allegedly gang-raped at South Calcutta Law College.

Sources:

  • The Telegraph
  • ABP Private Limited, distributed by Contify.com
  • Note from Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma to Deputy Commissioners of Police.

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