15-day campaign against child rape ends

BHUBANESWAR: As curtain came down at the 15-day 'Paree Pain Katha Tie' marketing campaign against kid rape on Tuesday, the state executive requested superintendents of police (SPs) to proceed with their efforts for prevention of such heinous crimes.
Development commissioner R Balakrishnan, who attended the valedictory serve as of the marketing campaign right here, congratulated Odisha police and Unicef for having collectively organised the notice power across the state. Balakrishnan mentioned the security and safety of ladies and youngsters continues to be a priority for the state executive.

In the wake of upward thrust in circumstances of child rapes, police introduced the marketing campaign on May 28. Fifteen specially-designed vehicles, supplied with LCD monitors, lined 40,487 km in 30 districts and sensitised people about the safety of girls.


Director general of police R P Sharma described the marketing campaign as a big good fortune. "We have planned some post-campaign measures to continue with our awareness drive. 'Paree Express' vehicles touched approximately 11,73,947 people in more than 1,300 locations. The campaign involved people from all walks of life, including elected representatives, film and TV personalities, religious leaders, NGOs, school children, frontline functionaries, youth, self-help group members and media," Sharma mentioned.


Ministers Prafulla Samal, Ashok Chandra Panda and Sashi Bhusan Behera lauded the efforts of Odisha police. Unicef representative Yasmin Ali Haque mentioned the marketing campaign has built trust between police and communities and most importantly broken the silence and taboo round the issue.


Cases of rapes of minors shot within the state in 2017 compared to 2016. Out of overall 2,144 rape circumstances registered in 2016, at least 1,204 circumstances concerned minor ladies. In 2017, the total registration of rape proceedings climbed to 2,221, which incorporated 1,283 circumstances involving minors.


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