Awareness programme on cyber crimes against women held

Calling for the elimination of cyber violence against women, the Coimbatore Diocese of the Church of South India (CSI) conducted an awareness programme here recently.

According to a press release, the event was held in the backdrop of the Pollachi sexual abuse case and was attended by about 400 people. Timothy Ravinder, Bishop of the Diocese, urged the women to be self-confident and come out openly when faced with sexual harassment by calling to emergency hotlines. Mr. Ravinder also called for a zero-tolerance approach to the cyber crimes against women and children, the release said.

Police personnel, who addressed the event, asked the women to download the ‘Kavalan SOS’ mobile application and assured that they would arrive within 10 minutes when contacted through the app.