Bihar’s first all-women police station at Bihar Sharif in Nalanda that would start operations on Saturday. Telegraph picture

Patna, Jan. 20: The state’s maiden all-women police station would be operational from tomorrow at Bihar Sharif in Nalanda, about 80km southeast of the state capital. It would exclusively deal with complaints of atrocities on women.

Women cops will man the police station. At present, sub-inspector Anju Tiwary has been named the station house officer, as the post of inspector is vacant. Three sub-inspectors, an equal number of assistant sub-inspectors and eight constables would be posted at the police station.

“Once Nalanda gets an inspector-rank woman officer, she will be posted as the station house officer (SHO) of the all-women police station,” said Nalanda superintendent of police (SP) Jitendra Singh Rana. He said the police station would start functioning from a building earmarked for the police at the district collectorate.

The SP said complaints regarding atrocities on women would be lodged at the all-women police station and probed by the cops posted there. “Instructions are being issued to all the station house officers of the district to transfer the cases of atrocities on women to the all-women police station at Bihar Sharif,” he added.

The SP clarified that if someone visits the police stations meant for all the citizens to lodge complaints with regard to crime against women, the SHOs concerned would either forward the complaints or send the complainants to the woman police station.

The cellphone number of the SHO of the all-women police station has been displayed at all important places. “It will be a full-fledged police station where complaints will be lodged, investigations will be conducted and chargesheets will be submitted by the female officers,” Rana added.

Last year, the state government had announced to set up a all-women police station in each of the 38 revenue districts, including two police districts Bagaha and Naugachia, to tackle the cases of violence against women. The cabinet had approved creation of 643 posts, including 21 inspectors, 121 sub-inspectors, 101 assistant sub-inspectors, 80 havildars and 324 constables on November 3, 2011. The government had also sanctioned Rs 25.44 crore for setting up the women police stations.

“The process for setting up all-women police stations in other districts is underway,” said a senior officer posted at the state police headquarters. “Women police stations will be opened in 21 districts,” he said.