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{{Infobox law enforcement agency<br />
|agencyname = SHE Teams<br />
|logo = <br />
|motto = For you..With you..Always!<br />
|formedyear = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|2014|10|24}}<br />
|legaljuris = [[Telangana State]]<br />
|divtype = State<br />
|divname = [[Telangana]]<br />
|subdivtype = City<br />
|subdivname = [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]<br />
|country = <br />
|headquarters = [[Hyderabad, Telangana]]<br />
|dmap = <br />
|stationtype = Station<br />
|stations = <br />
|chief1name = Shika Goel, IPS<br /><br />
|chief1position = Addl. Commissioner of Police (Crimes & SIT)<br />
|sworn = <br />
|unsworn = <br />
|website = {{Official website|http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/SheTeams.html}}<br />
|parentagency = [[Telangana State Police]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Swati_Lakra_in_Maha_Bathukamma_Celebrations_at_LB_Stadium_(08.10.2016).jpg|thumb|alt=Photograph of a man and a policewoman sitting on a white bench at a celebration. The policewoman, Swati Lakra, is wearing a Hyperabad Police uniform. The man beside her is holding a phone.|Swati Lakra, head of SHE Teams, at the [[Bathukamma|Maha Bathukamma]] celebrations held at [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad|LB Stadium]] on 8 October 2016.]]<br />
'''SHE Teams''' is a division of [[Telangana Police]] for enhanced safety and security of women. They also work to prevent [[child marriages]] in [[Telangana State]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-03-07/SHE-teams-celebrate-womens-day/364223|title=SHE teams celebrate women's day|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2018-03-08|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> The teams work in small groups to arrest [[Eve teasing|eve teasers]], stalkers and harassers. They operate mainly in busy public areas in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hyderabad-Tab/2018-03-08/SHE-Teams-Workshop-at-TWG-International/364285|title=SHE Teams Workshop at TWG International|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2018-03-08|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref><br />
They respond to complaints delivered by WhatsApp and through social media.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thanks, SHE Teams! Crimes against women drop in Telangana |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/jan/05/thanks-she-teams-crimes-against-women-drop-in-ts-1920902.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105092927/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2019/jan/05/thanks-she-teams-crimes-against-women-drop-in-ts-1920902.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 January 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sameer |title=The success story of SHE Teams in three years |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/success-story-teams-three-years-1246822/ |accessdate=10 August 2019 |work=The Siasat Daily |date=25 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
SHE Teams stands for Safety, Health and Environment. The division was started on 24 October 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/SheTeams.html|title=Official Website of Hyderabad City Police|accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref> is a brainchild of [[Chief Minister of Telangana]], [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]] who was impressed by a similar initiative in [[Singapore]]. Additional Commissioner, Hyderabad, Swathi Lakra heading the division ever since its inception.<br />
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==The Teams==<br />
A team comprises an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), who acts as a lead with four to five male and female constables in each Zone, they all work under Assistant DCP rank woman police officer. They work [[undercover]].<br />
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The cases related to harassment of women under [[Rachakonda commissionerate]] had come down by 85 percent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/eve-teasing-declined-by-85-percent-says-mahesh-bhagwat|title=Eve-teasing declined by 85 percent, says Mahesh Bhagwat|last=TelanganaToday|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref> The 24×7 monitoring by the teams, conducting decoy operations, SHE Shuttles, Margadarshak and counselling sessions are proving to be effective in curbing the crime rate.<br />
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==Case lodging==<br />
As a deterrent, the first time offenders are mostly booked under petty cases like Sec 290 IPC and Sec 70 (c) of the Hyderabad city police act.<br />
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More serious and repeat offenders are likely to be booked under 509 IPC (word act or gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman), section 354IPC (assault or criminal force on a woman with the intent to outrage her modesty), could potentially lead to an offence under section 376 (rape).<br />
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==Expansion==<br />
In Hyderabad, there are 100 teams in operation by March 2018. The division is present in Adilabad, Nizamabad. It is being expanded to other districts in Telangana State.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.hyderabadpolice.gov.in/SheTeams.html Official site]<br />
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[[Category:Telangana Police]]<br />
[[Category:Government of Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:KCR Government initiatives]]<br />
[[Category:Specialist law enforcement agencies of India]]<br />
[[Category:2014 establishments in Telangana]]<br />
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