said the jurisdiction of kolar police station is very wide more than 40 slum areas are situated in the area and there is socioeconomic disparity the area is overpopulated and underdeveloped similar is the case with habibganj area where many slum areas are located most of the cases were reported from these areas csp singh added that increasing use of social media platforms have also led to increase in crime against women cases women and girls come in contact with strangers over social media platforms and become friends many a times unidentified people exploit women and girls a senior woman cop wishing anonymity said many cases of molestation and rape go unreported as people fear social stigma people need to be made aware that such incident must be reported as it happens she added director childline archana sahay said the national crime record bureau ncrb reports state that in cases of crime against children the involvement of known people was around 95 to 97 it is important to teach the children differences between good touch and bad touch dig irshad wali said that police along with ngos and social organisations have already started spreading awareness on measures to control crime against women and children by visiting in different areas of the city special focus is on economically weaker and slum areas from where such cases were reported in the past the joint teams conduct counselling sessions and ask women to install mpecop app on their phones which can be used in sos situation he said police have identified the spots with high rate of harassment complaints maitri teams and shakti squads regularly visit in these areas especially school and colleges and keep a check on miscreants