Women Travelling Alone At Night Can Now Call UP Police To Escort Them

Any unaccompanied woman, who is out on road during these hours could call a PRV to escort her by dialing 112, the emergency response service of UP police.

Uttar Pradesh Police will drop women travelling alone late at night to their destination to ensure their safety from Tuesday. (Representative photo: Getty images)

New Delhi: In an initiative to protect female travelers during night hours, the Police Response Vehicles (PRV) in Uttar Pradesh will now escort unaccompanied women to their destination between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. This comes in the wake of the recent spurt in crime against women in the state. Director-General of Police (DGP) O.P. Singh has issued the order regarding the same and the services have been started. Any unaccompanied woman, who is out on road during these hours could call a PRV to escort her by dialing 112, the emergency response service of UP police. The PRV will also escort women driving scooters, if the need arises, he said. A similar initiative has been implemented in Sikkim and Punjab. The DGP said, "The service has been started to provide better security to the woman at night. Any unaccompanied woman in distress, or otherwise, can use this service to reach her destination safely." The PRV escorting the woman will necessarily have two women officials. Police chiefs of each district have been asked to make arrangements for the same. Also Watch | How safe are our women in Delhi? Horrific truth revealed Ten percent of PRVs in a district should definitely have women officials so that such PRVs could be sent to escort unaccompanied women, the order said. The district police chiefs have also been advised to provide the necessary training for the same to these women officials. The DGP, last week, had asked all private establishments to make necessary arrangements for the safe travel of women employees who are on late night duties.