Archive · 27 Nov 2025
UP Women's Panel Member Inspects Police Station
A member of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission, Anita Gupta, visited a police station in Kanpur to check on a woman's complaint.
She looked at the records to see what the police had done.
Later, a senior police officer sent her a letter saying she didn't have the authority to inspect the police station.
The chairperson of the commission is now looking into the matter.
The commission's job is to protect women's rights and take action on complaints of harassment.
The police officer said such inspections disrupt their work.
Anita Gupta, a member of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission, inspected the Barra police station in Kanpur to investigate a woman's complaint about police pressure to compromise on a family dispute.
Gupta checked the records at the women’s desk to see the details of the woman's visits and the actions taken by the police.
A senior police officer, Joint CP Vinod Kumar Singh, sent Gupta a letter stating that women’s commission members do not have the authority to inspect police stations directly.
The letter advised Gupta to avoid such inspections in the future to prevent disruptions in police work.
The chairperson of the commission, Babita Singh Chauhan, has taken cognizance of the matter and is gathering details to proceed further.
- Who
- Anita Gupta, a member of the Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission and vice-president of the BJP’s Kanpur-Bundelkhand region
- What
- Anita Gupta inspected the Barra police station in Kanpur to look into a woman's complaint about police pressure to compromise on a family dispute
- When
- The inspection took place on November 22, and the letter was received by Gupta on Tuesday
- Where
- Barra police station in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Gupta was investigating a complaint by a woman who alleged she was being pressured by the police to compromise on a family dispute
- Member
- Anita Gupta
- Police Station
- Barra Police Station, Kanpur
- Date of Inspection
- November 22
- Commission Chairperson
- Babita Singh Chauhan
- Police Officer
- Joint CP Vinod Kumar Singh
- Commission's Role
- Protecting women's rights, empowerment, and taking action on harassment complaints
- Police Officer's Claim
- Women's commission members lack authority to inspect police stations directly
