BENGALURU: In a bid to ensure safety of women and children, Bengaluru city police will introduce a new patrolling system— Pink Hoysala — exclusively to address complaints raised by women. This move comes after recent incidents of crimes against women in Banasawadi, Kothanur and other areas.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with senior police officials will flag off the service from Vidhana Soudha on Monday. The new patrolling system will have 51 Pink Hoysala vehicles.
The Pink Hoysalas are meant exclusively to aid women. Each vehicle will be manned by three policewomen. A senior police officer said that the Pink Hoysala teams will be deployed near schools, women’s colleges, offices, temples, shopping malls, theatres. Specially-trained staff will act based on complaints received through the mobile app ‘Suraksha’ and police control room number 100. If any complaint is received by the control room, the nearest vehicle will be alerted to reach the crime scene.
The Pink Hoysala vehicles are equipped with GPS units and cameras. The staff at police control rooms will monitor the camera feed. Earlier, the city police had seven Abhaya vehicles across the city to respond to problems concerning women. The new patrolling system will replace the Abhaya vehicles. The city police has 221 Hoysalas for general patrolling.