Muzzaffarnagar Police Revives Anti-Romeo Squads: To keep eve-teasing in check, the Muzaffarnagar police have revived the anti-Romeo squads and adopted a new strategy to prevent the harassment of girls and women. Most schools have reopened post the pandemic, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abhishek Yadav has directed that at least four police squads should be formed for the same.
"This is the festival season and schools and colleges have also reopened. I have ordered patrolling in different areas to catch young boys standing outside colleges and roaming on the streets that women frequent. These boys will be detained and their parents will be called to explain their act," the SSP said in a statement.
The objective is to ensure that young boys feel parental pressure without humiliation. In the evenings, the squads will roam around in the marketplaces to prevent any incident.
Several initiatives have been taken in the past to ensure women's safety in Uttar Pradesh. Early this year, the
Uttar Pradesh police launched a digital outreach programme for women which aimed at their safety, security and empowerment. The programme goes by the name “Humari Surakhsa: Mobile Haanth Mein, 1090 Saath Mein". The objective of the programme is to reach as many women digitally as possible and spread awareness among them.
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