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.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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