Archive · 4 Jul 2025
Chandigarh Police Sets Up Special Cell to Protect Runaway Couples
The Chandigarh Police have created a special team to help young couples who have run away.
This team is part of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit.
This move follows orders from a court.
The police will now have a special set of rules, or SOPs, to help these couples safely.
The head of police in the city will be in charge of making sure everything goes according to plan.
If needed, these couples might stay in a safe place provided by the police.
Chandigarh Police established a special cell to protect runaway couples.
The cell is located at the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) in Sector 17.
The initiative aligns with the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
The Superintendent of Police (City) is the State Nodal Officer.
New standard operating procedures (SOP) have been issued.
- Who
- Chandigarh Police and runaway couples.
- What
- Chandigarh Police established a special cell and SOP to protect runaway couples.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Chandigarh, at the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) in Sector 17, and possibly Protection Homes or Safe Houses in Sector 19-B.
- Why
- To safeguard the rights and safety of runaway couples, as per the Punjab and Haryana High Court directions.
- Initiative
- Special Cell for the Protection of Runaway Couples
- Location
- Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Sector 17, Chandigarh
- Legal Basis
- Directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Nodal Officer
- Superintendent of Police (City)
- Purpose
- To safeguard the rights and safety of runaway couples
- SOP
- Newly issued standard operating procedure for swift action