Raja Banthia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP said Pink Booth will make it easier for female students to register complaints.
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Delhi University’s (DU) North Campus will get its first ‘Pink Booth’ – a police booth staffed by female officers – at Miranda House on Monday, an official said on Sunday.
Raja Banthia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North, said, “Most of the officers deployed will be female, making it easier for female students to register complaints. However, the facility will remain open to everyone.”
In addition to the Pink Booth, an ‘Integrated Police Booth’ will be set up at Gate No. 4 of the North Campus to enhance security.
The booth would serve as a key vantage point for police monitoring, the DCP said.
Functioning as a ‘mini control room’, the Integrated Police Booth enables police to monitor all site activities through CCTV cameras.
Each booth will be manned by around 10 personnel, who will keep a round-the-clock watch. The DCP added that at least three will be on duty in shifts at any given time.
Data from the Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) show there are about 120 pink booths across Delhi. A member of the unit stated, “All the booths are functioning.”
However, in contrast to these claims, several people said that some of the booths are non-functional. “I have been studying here for two years now, but I have never seen this booth open,” said Vinayak, a second-year student of Deshbandhu College, where a pink booth is located.
Vyakhya, a student at Mata Sundri College, said the booth near her college “rarely opens”. She added, “This fails the very purpose of having facilities dedicated to women.”
Published – January 05, 2026 01:16 am IST