Lucknow, June 28 -- The UP police initiative 'Operation Jagriti' in the Agra region has significantly enhanced women's safety and empowerment at the grassroots level, resulting in a notable decrease in crime against women across the entire zone, according to senior police officials.

"As a result of the awareness programme under 'Operation Jagriti', crimes against women have decreased in the Agra zone. Influenced by this campaign, 72 false complaints in districts including Aligarh-11, Etah-14, Hathras-6, Kasganj-1, Mathura-13, Firozabad-26, and Mainpuri-1, filed by women and girls, have been withdrawn," said senior police officials on Friday, sharing an impact assessment report prepared by director IIM Indore Himanshi Rai in relation to "...