Over 2000 women, girls participate in Haryana Police’s ‘Jagriti Yatra’ in first 10-days

Chandigarh, Nov 27- Haryana Police’s month-long cycle rally ‘Jagriti Yatra’ to promote safety of women has reached a milestone of educating more than 2000 women and girls about their rights and safety tips through awareness events organised across districts in the first 10-days post launch.

        Sharing the information here today, a Haryana Police spokesperson informed that the cycle rally which was flagged off by DGP Haryana Sh. P.K. Agrawal on 15th November in Panchkula has also covered approx. 440 Kms of distance while heading towards the 10 districts of Haryana including Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, Gurugram, and Faridabad.

        Elaborating further about the Jagriti Yatra, he said that 16 Police Women Cyclists who are participating in the expedition were welcomed by the women and girls who attended the social awareness events organised across these districts. Through these programmes, the women cyclists sensitized them about crime against women prevention, and roles of different agencies in eradicating the cases by booking culprits.

         The ‘Jagriti Yatra’ will cover the remaining 12 Police districts of Haryana in the coming month, followed by its culmination on 10th December 2021 with a closing ceremony to be conducted at Police Headquarters. With an aim to ensure safety of women, these women cyclists of Haryana police had decided to promote the cause in their own unique way, he added.

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