<p> A fortnight after allegations of police involvement in recent Apna Ghar scandal in Rohtak, the Haryana Police has issued instructions not to summon women and children to police stations for questioning.<br /><br />Haryana DGP R S Dalal issued the instructions to all police stations across the state recently, officials said here on Sunday.</p>.<p><br />While issuing the directive, Dalal maintained that this was done to ensure “sensitivity and protection of rights of women, children and weaker sections of the society.”<br /><br />The ban has come at a time when the state police is under scanner for its alleged role in the sexual abuse of Apna Ghar inmates.<br /><br />The scandal-hit Apna Ghar, being run by NGO Bharat Vikas Sangh, was sealed on June 9. <br /><br />Inmates of the home were allegedly subjected to sexual abuse, physical and mental <br />exploitation and were used as bonded labour.<br /><br />Dalal’s directive comes in addition to the existing law which states that a woman or a child cannot be detained in the police station after sunset unless the police has ample evidence against them.<br /><br />However, a section of the police force is looking at the order as providing “blanket immunity” to women and children. <br /><br />According to rights activists, the move is a positive one as children and women are often abused in complex cases. <br /></p>
<p> A fortnight after allegations of police involvement in recent Apna Ghar scandal in Rohtak, the Haryana Police has issued instructions not to summon women and children to police stations for questioning.<br /><br />Haryana DGP R S Dalal issued the instructions to all police stations across the state recently, officials said here on Sunday.</p>.<p><br />While issuing the directive, Dalal maintained that this was done to ensure “sensitivity and protection of rights of women, children and weaker sections of the society.”<br /><br />The ban has come at a time when the state police is under scanner for its alleged role in the sexual abuse of Apna Ghar inmates.<br /><br />The scandal-hit Apna Ghar, being run by NGO Bharat Vikas Sangh, was sealed on June 9. <br /><br />Inmates of the home were allegedly subjected to sexual abuse, physical and mental <br />exploitation and were used as bonded labour.<br /><br />Dalal’s directive comes in addition to the existing law which states that a woman or a child cannot be detained in the police station after sunset unless the police has ample evidence against them.<br /><br />However, a section of the police force is looking at the order as providing “blanket immunity” to women and children. <br /><br />According to rights activists, the move is a positive one as children and women are often abused in complex cases. <br /></p>