New Delhi, April 8 -- The Delhi Police is set to open the city's first women's police station in the Sabzi Mandi police station complex in north Delhi to handle all crimes against women. This will be the pilot project and is likely to open within the next few weeks, three senior police officers aware of the development told HT. "It has been in the works for the last few weeks. Recently, it was decided that the first such police station will be set up in north district. Modalities of the same are being worked upon," an officer said. The planned station will function as a dedicated police station where all offences related to women will be registered and investigated. "Its expected to be housed within the existing premises of the crime against women (CAW) cell at Sabzi Mandi, ensuring continuity while expanding the scope of services under the same premises," a second officer said. By centralising the registration and investigation of such cases in a dedicated police station, officers said that they hope to "streamline processes, improve accountability, and ensure quicker disposal of complaints". Currently, complaints related to crimes against women are handled by local police stations as well as the CAW cells. The CAW units can only probe cases which are registered on charges of dowry and handle complaints pertaining to marital disputes. They cannot register a formal case. On the other hand, the women's police station will function like a standard station where cases will be both registered and investigated. The new model police station will also take on investigation of more serious offences, including assault, stalking, and harassment. "All serious crimes against women - like rape, molestation, and Pocso cases involving minor girls will be dealt with at this police station," a third officer said, adding that it's yet being discussed whether murder of a woman and cyber crime against a woman victim will be investigated here or not. According to senior officers, the police station will be entirely staffed by women personnel and headed by a woman officer. "It will function as a regular police station and a station house officer (SHO) will be appointed to head the team. The idea is to create a specialised, sensitive, and accessible space for women complainants, where reporting crimes and seeking assistance does not become intimidating," the second officer said. The move is part of a push by Delhi Police to strengthen its response to crimes against women. officers said the initiative will be rolled out on a pilot bases in north Delhi and will later be replicated across all districts....