Delhi Police organises awareness programme for schoolgirls on cyber threats

As part of their initiatives under the ongoing “Child Safety Awareness Month,” the Delhi Police on Thursday organized a programme at the Delhi Police Public School, Safdarajung Enclave, which included an important workshop on cyber-safety awareness for girl students of Classes 8 and 12.

The informative session was conducted by Dr. Prerna Tripathi, who gave an engaging and interactive presentation, sensitizing the students to the importance of cyber safety, their rights and responsibilities in the digital world, the need to remain vigilant while interacting online, and practical ways to protect themselves from cyber threats and exploitation.

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She asked the students to be cautious, alert and make informed choices and seek help whenever required in any cyber-related situation.
Meanwhile, a painting competition on the theme ‘Safe and Unsafe Places’ was also held at DPPS, New Police Lines, providing students with an opportunity to express their thoughts and creativity on the theme of child safety.

To inspire and empower the young audience with practical safety skills, the team of the Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC), demonstrated specialised self-defence techniques, while the SWAT team also participated, giving students valuable insight into specialized security operations executed by the Delhi Police.
Interestingly, in the self-defence technique camps organized by the SPUWAC, and district units across several Delhi schools on Thursday, a total of 11,532 girls received training in self-defence techniques.

The cyber police station staff from Outer District, delivered informative lectures on cyber safety and online security to safeguard children in the digital world.
Simultaneously, teams from the traffic police also joined the awareness campaigns, and conducted a valuable interactive session, with emphasis on traffic safety, reinforcing the traffic rules through an engaging quiz.

Notably, to encourage active participation and spreading awareness about traffic signalling concepts, vibrant red, yellow, and green caps were distributed to the students.