Director General of Police (DGP) Meghalaya Idashisha Nongrang, IPS has expressed concern that 32 percent of the total crime in the state is related to crime against women and Children.
Stating that rising crime against women and Children in the state will be one of the main agenda in the two days SsP – COs’ Conference, 2024, the DGP said 65% of cases which were chargesheeted especially in 2023 are related to crime against women and children.
“I would like to point out here that when it comes to crimes against women and children, 65% of cases ending up charge-sheeted, especially in 2023, were from cases on crimes against women and children,” The DGP said.
Asked, she said, “Yes crime against women and children is on the rise, in fact when you look at that percentage of total crimes against women and children in the state, last year it was 32%, of the total crimes in the state, which is a matter of concern.”
Talking to Media persons at Police Headquarter, Nongrang said the state Police is coming up with a proper cyber wing which will be situated at the Police Headquarter Shillong. With increasing numbers of cyber crime cases in the state, the Police department has proposed having a cyber unit of the police.
“We have one of the things which we have request and proposed to the government that we should have a cyber unit, in fact a cyber wing and chief minister and deputy chief minister have been gracious enough to say, to go ahead and that would be one of the thing that we are focusing and make sure that it comes into being implemented very soon,” the DGP added.
Informing this Director General of Police (DGP) Meghalaya Idashisha Nongrang, IPS said it would be one of the thing that the police are focusing and will ensure the implementation is done very soon.
She was talking to media persons at the sideline of the two days SsP – COs’ Conference 2024 is underway at the PHQ, Shillong. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma was the Chief Guest on the inaugural session and Deputy Chief Minister Incharge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong was the Guest of honour.
The conference started with the Guard of Honor to the Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma. Followed by felicitation of the CM, Dy CM Prestone Tynsong Dy CM & other dignitaries in presence of all the high ranking officers, SsP-COs of Meghalaya Police at the Conference Hall.