The victims of sexual assault in Mumbai
won't have to face the embarassment and hassles involved in going to a
police station to register the complaint now. They would only need to
call a women's helpline. The new police commissioner of the metropolis,
Rakesh Maria, announced this today. "In a sexual assault case, if the
victim calls up women's helpline number 103, a female police officer
will go to the residence of the victim to take down her complaint. The
victim is not required to go to police station," Maria said. "In the
cases of missing of a woman, child or senior citizen, the victim's
family can go to any nearest police station and lodge a complaint. In
case there is jurisdiction dispute, the case papers would be sent to the
concerned police station by the officers of the first police station,"
he further said. City police are also likely to have a separate quick
redressal desk for women and senior citizens so that their complaints
can be immediately recorded, Maria added. "Near girls' schools and
colleges, approach roads to railways stations, and roads leading to
temples and praying areas, there will be exclusive women police mobile
patrols during the time of the day when these areas are most crowded,"
he said. The police were also identifying the areas where children,
women and senior citizens go for evening or morning walks, he said.
"There will be special drives against chain snatchers, eve-teasers and
drug-peddlers," said Maria, who took over as the Police Commissioner a
few days ago.
Correlating the ups and down in the Indian rupee with the stock market, Vijay Bhambwani, CEO, bsplindia.com, suggests that if the rupee continues with its downward fall, the Indian stock market may fall breach October lows and fall further. “If the rupee falls below the 53.0-53.50 mark vis-a-vis the USD, expect a mini meltdown atleast in the equity markets. In that case, the 2250 level (on Nifty) will be breached easily to form a new low. The possibility of that low being below the 2000 levels on the Nifty spot is fairly high,” he says. Bhambwani supports his outlook by comparing the value of rupee at the time of October lows. “The October 2008 lows were made with the INR at 51.20 - 51.40 band. The rupee has breached the 52 level since then. Clearly the nation’s ‘share price’ (currency) indicates weakness. The curency market is a far more accurate barometer of the nation’s health compared to the equity indices. Whether you like it or not, we are under siege. Had it not been March (NAV ...
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