With the support of the district police, Punjabi University Patiala's Women Studies Centre hosted a self-defense training course for female students. "Empowerment of women cannot be complete without enhancing their physical strength," university authorities remarked. "Imparting training for self-defence is a step which will enable them to carry on their professional and work-related activities without any threat of physical harassment."
They claimed that because the rate of crime against women was increasing at an alarming rate, providing girls self-defense training was a need.
"There is a dire need for training girls for self-defence," said Ritu Lehal, director of the Women Studies Centre. "It becomes highly imperative for girls and women to be strong and physically empowered to face any untoward incident."
BS Sandhu, the Dean of Academic Affairs, emphasised the necessity of self-defense for girls. “Self-defence gives confidence to women who can freely pursue their professions without any fear or threat”, he stated.
