<p>"Every district would also have a similar police station. These police stations will be managed by women police personnel," the minister told reporters yesterday after meeting women's organisations and NGOs.<br /><br />Justifying his decision, the minister said that women feel awkward while reporting incidents of rape, molestation and other sexual crimes to the local police.<br /><br />"With these special police stations for them, women would feel at ease to lodge a complaint," he said.<br /><br />Between 2005 and 2008 a total of 6,054 cases of rape were registered and 8,172 people arrested for the same in the state.<br /><br />The police commissionerates which would have special police stations for women include Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Amravati, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Nashik and Solapur.<br /><br />The government will also set up a toll-free helpline to provide free legal advice to women, the minister said, adding the helpline is expected to be operational within a month.</p>
<p>"Every district would also have a similar police station. These police stations will be managed by women police personnel," the minister told reporters yesterday after meeting women's organisations and NGOs.<br /><br />Justifying his decision, the minister said that women feel awkward while reporting incidents of rape, molestation and other sexual crimes to the local police.<br /><br />"With these special police stations for them, women would feel at ease to lodge a complaint," he said.<br /><br />Between 2005 and 2008 a total of 6,054 cases of rape were registered and 8,172 people arrested for the same in the state.<br /><br />The police commissionerates which would have special police stations for women include Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Amravati, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Nashik and Solapur.<br /><br />The government will also set up a toll-free helpline to provide free legal advice to women, the minister said, adding the helpline is expected to be operational within a month.</p>