Installed a year ago, emergency police care stations lie defunct
Hindustan Times Ludhiana|January 04, 2025
Modelled after Bengaluru and foreign nations, such stations are designed to combat street crimes, like snatching, vehicle theft and brawl
Tarsem Singh Deogan

LUDHIANA: The first-of-its-kind care stations, installed by the Ludhiana police in October 2023 to enhance public safety, now require urgent attention for revival. Most of these emergency response stations are non-functional, and even the few operational units fail to connect to the police control room (PCR). At the Feroze Gandhi Market station, the equipment has gone missing altogether.

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