Chandigarh, Sept. 2 -- Asking police to give top priority to women's safety, Haryana director general of police (DGP) Shatrujeet Kapur on Monday directed that senior officers should personally supervise crimes against women and ensure proper counselling of victims.

"If an accused harasses a woman even after release from jail, it must be taken very seriously," said DGP Kapur, who held a high-level meeting at Madhuban with senior officers from across the state to review issues related to law and order and crime control.

During the meeting, the DGP issued directives concerning crime prevention, public safety, and service delivery, emphasising that the core objective of policing is to provide fair, transparent, and effective services to the...