GUWAHATI, Nov 9 NNN : The fairer sex in Assam will feel safer from today as elite all-women commando is here to see the safety of women in the state.
On Friday, the Tarun Gogoi government has raised the all-women company of commandos christened as Virangana, meaning ‘women warrior’.
One hundred women commando personnel attired in black uniforms are groomed to face any situation. They are given concerted training in martial arts, using of guns, handling bikes of all types and vehicles. These ‘women in black’ would also be required to act as decoys in areas prone to eve-teasing and molestation. Such areas include the vicinities of bars and hotels.
The elite women commando company was conceived in July this year following the molestation of a woman outside a bar in Guwahati. The prime accused in that molestation case was later arrested from Varanasi.
Kanakeswar Borgohain, the spokesperson of Assam police said that the recruits for the force underwent rigorous training at the Dergaon Police Training College in central Assam. The police spokesperson also said that sixteen of the best trainees were sent to Tamil Nadu for advanced commando training.
“We have no reports of any other state in India having floated an all-women commando force specifically to check crimes against women,” Borgohain added.
During to raising ceremony of Virangana today, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi said, “We hope this force will help make the city safer for women.”
Read more / Original news source: http://manipur-mail.com/women-commando-raised-at-assam/
