Hyderabad, Feb. 6 -- In a move to ensure safety of women and to prevent domestic and sexual abuse, the Telangana police started new centres on Tuesday under its Bharosa initiative.

According to police, Bharosa support center works on a holistic convergence approach where a victim in distress will get all the help and support at one place away from police.

The centres are set up in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jagitial, Jangaon, Mancherial, Mulugu, Nagarkurnool, Peddapalli, and Wanaparthy districts. The inauguration ceremony held virtually on Tuesday was presided over by the Director General of Police, Telangana, Ravi Gupta and Additional Director General of Police (Women Safety Wing) Shikha Goel.

Shikha Goel on the occasion highlighted that i...