The Maharashtra government will work to ensure that the state becomes the "saviour" of women in India and the rest of the world, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said.

The CM was speaking virtually at an event organised by the Mumbai Police to launch the 'Nirbhaya Squad' and the Nirbhaya Empowerment centre to protect women. Thackeray along with Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil launched 91 Nirbhaya Squads in Mumbai. Cabinet colleagues Aaditya Thackeray and Aslam Shaikh, NCP MP Supriya Sule also attended the event in person.