Bengaluru police launch ‘child-friendly’ rooms at stations to create safe environment for kids
Bengaluru: In a citizen-centric move aimed at making police stations more approachable and inclusive, the Bengaluru City Police have launched child-friendly rooms at three police stations in the West Division as part of a pilot initiative. The goal is to create a safe, comforting environment for children who accompany their parents to police stations.
These rooms are designed not only to provide a safe and comfortable space for children, but also to create awareness about crimes against children and educate them and their parents about the safety and prevention, The Hindu quoted Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh as saying.
He emphasised that the project is designed to give special attention to vulnerable groups, including women, children, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities.
The child-friendly rooms have been established at the Vijayanagar, Magadi Road, and Govindarajanagar police stations. Each room is equipped with comfortable seating for women and children, a small play area with toys, educational cartoons, bookstands, newspapers for senior citizens, and colourful artwork.
Officials quoted by the news outlet noted that stations are also offering educational content on topics like good touch and bad touch, and awareness of crimes against children. The emphasis is on positive learning, basic etiquette, awareness, and visual engagement.
In addition to these child-friendly spaces, several police stations have been upgraded with improved waiting areas and wheelchair-accessible ramps. These upgrades have already been implemented at Kamakshipalya, Magadi Road, and Vijayanagar stations, depending on available space.
The pilot project is expected to expand to other police stations across the city in the coming months.
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Congress promotes ‘vote chori’ campaign through Instagram video featuring Kay Kay Menon
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New Delhi: The Congress party, which recently launched its “Vote Chori” (vote theft) campaign demanding transparency in voter rolls, has released a promotional video on Instagram featuring actor Kay Kay Menon.
The video was shared with the caption: “Himmat Singh kuch keh rahe hain, jaldi se kar aao! Band karo”, translated as “Himmat Singh is saying something, go and do it quickly! Stop it.” It was followed by instructions to join the campaign: “To join the campaign — click the link in the bio or give a missed call to 9650003420.”
Himmat Singh is the name of the intelligence officer character portrayed by Kay Kay Menon in the Hotstar Specials series Special Ops.
The “Vote Chori” campaign, led by Congress Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, alleges large-scale manipulation in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, particularly in Karnataka’s Bangalore Central constituency, through fake voter entries, duplicate names, and invalid addresses. The campaign portal, votechori.in, enables citizens to access alleged evidence, report voter list discrepancies, and receive a digital certificate supporting the demand for machine-readable digital voter rolls.
The Election Commission has rejected the allegations as “false and misleading” and has asked Gandhi to either provide a signed declaration with supporting evidence under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, or issue a public apology. The BJP has described the campaign as a political stunt.
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