Pride Place” Transgender (LGBQIA+) Persons Protection Cell was inaugurated by Dr. M. Mahendar Reddy IPS, DGP, Telangana Police at Women Safety Wing, TS, Hyderabad today.
The Cell will work to ensure the safety and security of transgender persons by ending violence against them in the Society.
The Protection Cell will comprise a team headed by a police Inspector, three other sub-inspectors and constable officers along with other stakeholders.
Dr. M. Mahendar Reddy IPS, DGP, Telangana Police, released a logo of the “Pride Place” and a booklet containing the details of the Standard Operating Procedures of the Cell. Speaking on the occasion, DGP said that “the cell will act as a one stop solution for Trans people in the State by offering police and other services through networking and collaboration with other stakeholders”.
He also appreciated the initiative and said that this Cell will be historical and will go a long way in ensuring justice to the members of this community.
The Trans People Protection Cell at State Level is formed in the Women Safety Wing, Telangana Police under the Addl. Director General of Police Women Safety, Smt. Swati Lakra, IPS according to the guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (Advisory on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, Dt 22/01/2021), which state that “every State Government shall set up a Transgender Protection Cell under Director General of Police in the State to monitor cases of offences against Transgender Persons”.
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