Thursday, 30 October 2014

Launch of "SHE TEAMS" to curb eve teasing by Hyderabad Police

• Harassment of women in public places affects:
Psychology
Confidence
With drawl symptoms
Presence of women in open areas
Sense of in security in society
Restricts Women’s mobility
• Telangana Government is committed to safe and secured Hyderabad City for women.
• Zero tolerance policy towards women safety.
• 100 “SHE TEAMS” are being launched today who work under direct supervision of Smt. Swati Lakra IPS, Addl. Commissioner of Police, Crimes & SIT
• Places and timings where eve teasing is prominent are identified and plotted.
• These places are under surveillance of these teams.
• Stalkers are identified and brought to the CCS Police Station.
• Counseling is done along with stalker family members in the Police station.
• His activity sheet is prepared and kept in central data base and his activities are monitored on a daily basis.
• Legal action will be initiated as per provisions of Law.
• Stringent action will be initiated (Nirbhaya Act), if he comes to adverse notice again and again, repeatedly.
• Victim’s name and identity will be kept confidential.
• Dail 100 will be the help line to lodge all complaints by the victims in this regard.
• SHE TEAMS which are already in the field will swing into action immediately after receiving the call in addition to acting on their own.
• Awareness programmes will be conducted through out the Hyderabad City to women to come out openly and to inform also to men to know about consequences of teasing or sexual harassment and stringent laws existing to protect women at open places, on transit, at work places.
• Appeal to public transport drivers and conductors, MMTS Trains, to either inform to “dial 100” or take vehicle to nearest police station on information from women of teasing.
• All the arrested persons by “SHE TEAMS” are media briefed.
• It is also proposed to send a proposal to Government to enact a new Law on eve-teasing on the lines of AP Anti Ragging Act and Tamilnadu Prohibition of Eve Teasing Act

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