Bengal plans setting up call centre to help women in distress

In the backdrop of the Hyderabad gangrape and murder of a veterinary doctor, the West Bengal Government is mulling to set up a call centre having a toll free number to cater to the complaints of crime against women in the districts, a senior official said on Thursday.

The centre would be funded from a portion of the Nirbhaya fund that the state gets from the Union Government.

“There will be a toll-free number for the purpose. Once a call is received, the executives at the call centre will alert the concerned police station in the districts for prompt action,” the officer said.