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Women have the legal right to take a life for self-defense: Vishwas Nangare Patil
- •Nagpur Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangare Patil stated that women have the right to take a life for self-defense under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- •He announced that he is ready to grant a weapon license to any woman who applies for it, though no applications have been made yet.
- •Expressing concern over NCRB data, he highlighted that 7,535 rape incidents occurred in the state over the past five years.
- •Nagpur will soon deploy 12 independent Nirbhaya squads and 20 help centers with female officers in plain clothes for enhanced security.
- •Efforts are underway to file chargesheets within 8 to 10 days and secure strict punishment for offenders within 1 to 2 months.
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Nagpur Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangare Patil stated that under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), women have the legal right to take someone's life if necessary for self-defense. He also publicly appealed for women to step forward and request weapon licenses, promising that he is ready to issue them personally.
Despite the Police Commissioner's public offer to grant weapon licenses to women for self-defense, not a single woman has applied for a weapon license so far.
Nagpur is launching 12 independent 'Nirbhaya squads' and 20 help centers to ensure a safe environment for women. Female officers in plain clothes will patrol sensitive areas, record miscreants covertly, and help establish an effective mechanism to file chargesheets within 8 to 10 days and secure punishment within 1 to 2 months.
