Rachakonda: The SHE-Teams of Rachakonda booked 64 cases which included 17 FIRS and 47 petty cases against eve-teasers in the last eight weeks and apprehended 70 respondent eve-teasers, out of 58 majors and 12 minors. The respondent eve-teasers have attended the counseling session conducted by Rachakonda SHE teams, at the Commissioner Camp office, Alkapuri X roads, LB Nagar, along with their family members, and they are counseled by the professional counselors from the Bhumika Women’s Collective (NGO). Children in conflict with the law are also counseled by professional psychiatrist Dr.Vasavi to bring change in their behavior.
The achievements of the SHE Teams concerning a few cases are as follows:
This is a case of shared wife’s private pictures to her family and relatives by husband. One 19 years woman residing in the Meerpet area, in the year 2020 her marriage was performed with one 26-year-old person resident of Mallepally village and Mandal in the presence of elders. After their marriage, they lived happily for a few days, during conjugal life he took her private pictures and videos. After that slowly the accused started to suspect her, that she was in a relationship with others and quarreled and bet her several times, due to which she left him and stayed with her parents at Meerpet. After that, the accused started harassing and threatening her by sending her private pictures and videos to her family members, relatives and defaming and insulting her modesty. On her complaint, the police registered a case at Meerpet Police Station, and the accused was arrested and remanded.
DECOY Operations by SHE teams:
Kushaiguda Team: On 02-09-2021 SHE Team Kushaiguda have conducted a decoy operation at the Keesaragutta temple open area and apprehended the respondent M. Kiran (22) while he was misbehaving and creating a nuisance with the girls. Hence booked the Petty Case at Keesara Police Station.
Choutuppal Team: On 15-09-2021 & 16-09-2021 Choutuppal SHE Team had conducted Decoy Operation for two days at the Choutuppal bus stop and apprehended the respondents Aavula Pavan(20) and Palem Paramesh(19) while they were creating a nuisance and eve-teasing girls at the Choutuppal bus stand. Hence booked a petty case at Choutuppal PS. SHE Teams conducted Decoy operation and observation in Metro trains and fined 18 persons who intruded into ladies compartment.
Child marriages prevented by SHE teams:
Rachakonda SHE teams under the Leadership of Mr. Mahesh M Bhagwat, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda, and with the cooperation of the Self-help groups’ awareness programs were taken up by the SHE Teams Rachakonda to bring awareness among the common people in Prohibition of Child Marriages. In these awareness programs, the SHE Teams Rachakonda made the public understand the problems of child marriages and the child marriages alarming in rural areas.
As a success of the above awareness programs in the last two months, Rachakonda SHE teams Stopped 3 child marriages by Choutuppal SHE Team. As of today total of 118 Child marriages are stopped by Rachakonda SHE Teams and rescued 118 minor girls from the Social evil called child marriages which were planned to perform at different places by their parents.
In addition to the above, in the last eight weeks total of 70 Eve teasers were caught by Rachakonda SHE teams in decoy operations and through WhatsApp/SMUC complaints from different areas of Rachakonda while they were teasing girls at different Hotspots like Metro train/ junctions/ Bus stops/Working Places and colleges of the Rachakonda area. All were booked under petty cases/FIRs and counseled by professional counselors of Bhumika Women’s Collective in the presence of their family members. Minors will be counseled by Chief Consultant Psychologist.
Mr. Mahesh M Bhagwat, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda, appreciated the good work done by the Rachakonda SHE teams and appealed to all the women and girls from Rachakonda to approach Rachakonda she teams through Rachakonda WhatsApp control number 9490617111 or dial 100 whenever they are facing eve-teasing and Sexual harassment, etc.,
Our Citizen Reporter
B. Bharath Reddy
Telangana
