Adolescent Girls & Peer Leaders Empowered on Women Safety, Cyber Crime Awareness & Legal Protection in Siddharthnagar

Objective of the Exposure Visit Under the ongoing Adolescent Empowerment Project, Swabhiman Samiti facilitated an intensive institutional exposure and awareness visit for 26 adolescent girls and peer group leaders to the Mahila Thana and District Cyber Crime Cell in Siddharthnagar.

The program was specifically designed to equip grassroots young women with practical legal literacy regarding women's safety and domestic violence protections, demystify police administration, and provide critical digital safety training against online financial fraud and cyber harassment.

Key Highlights & Sessions by Law Enforcement Officials

1. Breaking the Silence on Gender-Based Violence & Domestic Harassment Addressing the participants, Bhagyawati Pandey (In-Charge, Mahila Thana) urged adolescent girls and women never to endure harassment or injustice in silence: > *"The police force is your dedicated ally. Speak out fearlessly against abuse and seek immediate assistance whenever safety is compromised."*

She briefed the girls on available emergency distress hotlines, formal complaint registration procedures, and confidential grievance desks for women.

2. Projector-Based Cyber Safety & Fraud Prevention Training Specialist officers Dinesh Kumar Saroj and Dilip Kumar Dwivedi conducted an interactive multimedia projector workshop addressing contemporary cyber threats: - Safeguards against predatory schemes in mobile gaming and deceptive financial apps. - Identification of malicious phishing links, fake lottery calls, and suspicious profile requests. - Strict security practices regarding One-Time Passwords (OTPs), ATM PINs, and personal credentials. - Essential privacy configurations across WhatsApp, Instagram, and social platforms.

3. Immediate Reporting Protocols & Victim Privacy Inspector Vishal emphasized the critical window for reporting cyber financial frauds and assured complete confidentiality: - Dial National Cyber Crime Helpline 1930 immediately upon suspecting fraudulent transactions to freeze funds. - Register complaints directly on the official central portal: **www.cybercrime.gov.in**. - Reassured participants that complainant identities are strictly protected under statutory privacy safeguards.

Experiential Walkthrough of the District Crime Cell Following the interactive presentations, the adolescent leaders toured the Crime Cell and Women Help Desk to witness real-time police operations, grievance documentation, and investigation mechanisms. Officers encouraged the young changemakers to serve as safety ambassadors within their villages.

Community Commitment & Scaling Impact The exposure visit instilled profound civic confidence in the peer leaders. The participants pledged to cascade their newly acquired knowledge on cyber safety, emergency helplines, and legal protections to hundreds of adolescent girls and women across rural Siddharthnagar.

Key Participants & Delegation - Smt. Mamta Verma (President, Swabhiman Samiti) - Key Coordinators: Zarina, Priyanka, Sambhavati, and Deepak - Delegation of 26 Active Adolescent Peer Group Leaders

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