All-Female Police Station Opens in Indian State

India’s northern Haryana state has opened all-women police stations in each of its 21 districts to encourage women who are victims of crime and violence to bring their grievances to the police, who have long been considered insensitive to women.   In one of them in Gurgaon, which lies adjacent to the capital, New Delhi, the results are already apparent.   Since it opened its doors a month ago, more than 70 women have trooped into the large, airy complex to register complaints...

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