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Haryana to recruit 11,000 cops in 2013: DGP

Haryana police would recruit 11,000 more police personnel, including 1500 woman constables, during this year. The Haryana director general of police SN Vashist said in a release on Sunday that the police force would increase the percentage of woman police personnel in the state up to 10 %, which at present was 6.5 %, higher than the national average of about 4%.

Updated on: Jan 13, 2013, 17:49:57 IST
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Haryana police would recruit 11,000 more police personnel, including 1500 woman constables, during this year.

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The Haryana director general of police SN Vashist said in a release on Sunday that the police force would increase the percentage of woman police personnel in the state up to 10 %, which at present was 6.5 %, higher than the national average of about 4%.

The police also planned to double the number of woman PCRs in the state so as to curb the crime against women in an effective manner, he said, adding that a woman deputy superintendent of police or inspector level woman officers had been appointed as nodal officer in every district so as to ensure safety of women in the state.

The DGP said that orders had been issued to arrest the criminals involved in crime against woman within 24 hours and the chargesheet in court would be submitted within 30 days.