In a first, women personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who have to face riotous mobs will soon get a body gear that fits them. Since Independence, the women personnel had to compromise with bulky, oversized body protectors designed for men. Around 300 women CRPF personnel posted in Srinagar to control the stone-pelting incidents are to benefit from these gears, a CRPF official said. “It will be available in all sizes and the material used is the same as that used in male body protectors. Around 8,000 women deployed in the anti-riot Rapid Action Force (RAF) will get the body protectors.

Source: The Hindu July 19, 2019 17:03 UTC