Bengaluru Police to install policewomen mannequins at places visited frequently by women

In a bid to make women feel safer, Bengaluru Police has planned to install mannequins in policewomen uniform at places visited frequently by women. Every day, mannequins will be replaced by real police so that people do t igre m, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao said. Earlier, city's traffic police h installed 200 life-size mannequins to curb traffic violations.

mannequins resembling policewomen are said to be placed in crowded places like shopping malls, movie atres, and shopping streets. Speaking to a news daily, Bengaluru police commissioner Bhaskar Rao said that similar to traffic police mannequin, policewomen mannequins will be placed in places that are frequently visited by women in city to help m feel safe. Usually, women home guards are deployed in public places but every day, mannequins will be replaced by real police so that people will t igre m, Rao ded furr. 

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Traffic Police mannequins introduced in vember 2019

Earlier in vember, Bengaluru police h come up with idea of mannequins as traffic police. City ditional commissioner (traffic) B R Ravikan Gowda h n told PTI that he came up with idea after observing motorists putting on helmets, drivers fastening ir seat-belts and stopping use of mobile phones after y spot traffic policemen from a distance. 

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Taking a cue from ir behavior, police 'posted' se mannequins at half a dozen junctions here over last two days, with plans to put 174 of m later if found successful. "If experiment works, men in khaki would have mannequins with cameras in future to track vehicles and collect valid evidence to nail errant drivers or riders. Initially, motorists will be alert on seeing mannequins, but will regret later that y h been fooled," he said.

"But soon y will become careless, thinking that mere dummies have been installed. Here comes catch: One or two days later, y will drive casually without caring about traffic rules. It is n that real policemen will take over from mannequins. And lawbreakers would think twice before violating rules," he ded.

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