MUMBAI: Vodafone Idea Limited, India's leading telecom service provider, today launched Vodafone Sakhi, a first-of-its kind mobile based safety service, designed exclusively for women. A bouquet of features including Emergency Alerts, Emergency Balance, and Private Number Recharge, provide safety measures through the mobile connection, to women customers using Vodafone pre-paid services across the country. It works across smartphones and feature-phones, even without any balance or mobile internet, thus ensuring that the service extends to millions of women in India. Launching Vodafone Sakhi, P V Sindhu, renowned Badminton Star, Olympic medallist, Padma Shri & Arjuna Award Winner, said, "Mobiles have truly transformed the way people engage and interact.