GANGTOK, Dec 9 - Sikkim Police has launched a free ride scheme under which any woman in the state capital who is alone and unable to find transport services at night will be dropped home in a vehicle free of cost.
The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday. Any stranded woman can now dial the police helpline numbers � 1091 and 7837018555 � and request for a vehicle between 10 pm and 6 am, an official said.
Upon receiving the call, the control room vehicle or the station house officer�s vehicle will come to her aid. � PTI
