Bengaluru: Policewomen will now patrol in areas such as Koramangala, HSR Layout, Mico Layout and Electronic City in Bengaluru.

A new initiative ‘Shaurya Vahini’ has been started by the Bengaluru police, under which the 15 women constables will patrol areas in southeast Bengaluru. In addition to this, 10 women police will patrol in Pink Hoysala cars.

The aim of the initiative is to break stereotypes within the police force by bringing women into jobs that are typically given to men.

“Inaugurated “Shaurya Vahini,“ Women Motorcycle Patrolling Team and as an experiment for the first time 10 women drivers of Police Patrol cars. Credits to my DCP Isha Pant and her Team for the Initiative,” Bengaluru commissioner Bhaskar Rao said in a social media post.

Outgoing Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Bengaluru (Southeast) Isha Pant told Deccan Herald that usually policemen patrol the streets on motorbikes and women do not think they can perform certain tasks in the police force. 

The initiative was taken up to instill confidence in policewomen.

Pant, who has been transferred as Superintendent of Police, CID, Bengaluru, earlier this week launched a campaign encouraging women to spend time in public spaces after dark.