In the wake of the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi and the outrage over the crime, the Superintendent of Police (Pune Rural) has instructed the officers in-charge of all police stations to increase patrolling by policewomen at various schools, colleges and other educational institutes and conduct women’s safety audits to keep a tab on incidents of sexual harassment.

Additional Superintendent of Police Vijay Kumar Magar said that police stations under the rural police jurisdiction were given the instructions after SP Manojkumar Lohiya conducted a meeting on issues women faced and their safety.