To prevent the recurrence of such incidents, police said patrolling on motorcycles had been started and PCR patrols increased. Night patrolling by station house officers (SHOs), assistant commissioners of police and DCPs and an increase of around 70 percent police presence on the roads has also been effected.
Since women feel unsafe travelling in public buses, the Delhi government has decided to post Home Guards in all buses at night. Until now, only 89 Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses that ply during night have home guards.
Marketing executive Geetika Chowdhary however said: “It is not enough to increase police presence on roads. Police personnel have to be more sensitive to women's issues. They have to instil confidence among women so that they can approach them without fear and that their case will get priority.”
