Women Power To The Fore In City Police Stations

Number of inspectors has gone up; expected to bring a change in policing

- Vivek Narayanan

Gone are the days when the mention of the word police inspector would bring to mind the picture of a burly looking man with a handlebar mustache.

Over the past two years, the city has seen an increase in the number of women police inspectors at stations and this is expected to bring a change in policing.

According to statistics provided by the city police, prior to March 2017, the number of women law and order inspectors in the city was just two. At present, there are eight women inspectors. The number of women crime inspectors has increased from 14 to 49.