Bihar's Arwal Women's Police Station Included in the Top Three Police Stations of the Country | 07 Jan 2023

Why In News?

On January 5, 2023, the Union Home Ministry has selected Arwal Women Police Station of Bihar among the top three police stations in the country for the year 2022.

Key Points

• Arwal Women Police Station has been selected on the basis of best performance in research and execution of cases, prevention of crime initiatives, fast pace of filing of charge sheets in cases etc.
• The top three police stations in the country include Aska police station in Odisha's Ganjam district and Banbasa police station in Champawat district of Uttarakhand .
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah will felicitate the station house officers of all these police stations at the Conference of Directors General of Police to be held in New Delhi on January 20, 2023. Who will get which ranking in the first three will also be announced on the same day.
• In September 2022, a team of the Union Home Ministry inspected the Arwal women's police station. During this time, the Home Ministry team examined the number of pending cases in the register of the police station, the facilities available and also took feedback from the local citizens.
• Arwal Mahila Police Station has all kinds of facilities for women to sit and play with women. This police station also has a ramp for the disabled and the elderly and there are separate women and men lock-ups.
• It is noteworthy that the Union Home Ministry defines the top police stations of the country on parameters such as crime control and treatment of common citizens.