Women cops begin online counselling to reduce case pendency in Rajkot

RAJKOT: In times of Covid-19 pandemic, cops have started using technology to its maximum to solve cases and reduce pendency. In one such case, the Rajkot city’s women’s police station helped resolve dispute between a couple through online counselling.
According to S R Patel, police inspector at women's police station in Rajkot city, they received a complaint of a 35-year-old woman against her husband who lives in Viramgam town of Ahmedabad district a week ago.She had complained of marital dispute and harassment.
“The woman currently lives with her parents in Rajkot. Since the husband could not come to Rajkot due to Covid-19 situation, we decided to counsel them online through video call. This is first time we used this method to clear the backlog of cases,” Patel told TOI.
“Our approach was to clear their differences and reunite them. Both seemed satisfied after the online meeting. We will also hold a similar meeting with their parents in the coming days,” added Patel.
The women's police station receives at least three domestic dispute complaints daily. “Unresolved applications were piling up as Covid-19 had restricted movement of applicants as well as police. So we decided to use technology to reduce our case pendency,” she said.