Arunachalee women break police stereotype
PTI | 11:07 AM,Jul 20,2011In 2007, the police department had sent a letter to the government seeking approval for recruiting women to make up 10 per cent of the total force. The department is still awaiting its approval. Police department sources said that if the proposal was approved by the government, it would boost the morale of lady police officers. "Every police department needs women personnel. A female criminal can be handled only by a policewoman. Moreover, one cannot underestimate the calibre of her. It's just that the right person has to be in the right place," said a top police officer on condition of anonymity. The Circle-Inspector of Miao in Changlang district, Toji Ete Singpho, one of the first women personnel in the state police, talking about her career said that she joined the force in 1987 as a sub-inspector. She was later promoted to the post of inspector in 2009. Among the four women candidates who had then applied for a job in the police, only two got selected including Singpho.The other is Gari Dai who is presently the law inspector at Police Training Centre, Banderdewa. "Only a policewoman can understand the sentiments and deal with female criminals," Sinpho pointed out. Itiba, a trainee sub-inspector, who aspires to become a successful police officer, said, "Women are not only mentally fit, but are also physically so". When asked whether she believed that women are physically weak compared to men, she said, "During training both men and women go through the same training sessions and practises; there is no special compensation or consideration for women".PTI UPL MD NIK
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