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What's special at country's first all-woman police station: Celebrating 50th birthday

TNN | Last updated on - Oct 26, 2023, 09:53 IST
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India’s first all-woman police station

The golden jubilee celebrations of the country’s first women’s police station in Kerala's Kozhikode commenced on October 16 and are scheduled to conclude this Friday.

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All-woman police station turns 50

The celebratory events encompassed activities like blood donations for women and children, hair donations for cancer patients, and awareness campaigns against drugs.

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Inaugurated by ​Indira Gandhi

The country’s first women’s police station was inaugurated around five decades ago by then PM Indira Gandhi.

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​Station’s first sub-inspector: M Padminiamma

The main intention behind setting up this police station was to make it easy for women to file their complaints, said M Padminiamma.

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Women’s police station in Kozhikode

Some people claim that that initiative might, in fact, hold the distinction of being the world’s first of its kind.

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