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.
Legendary playback singer Manna Dey, who mesmerised generations of listeners with his inimitable voice for over five decades with hits like 'ay mere pyara watan', 'laaga chunri me daag' and 'poocho na kaise', died at a hospital here today at the age of 94 after prolonged illness. Dey, who was in and out of Narayana Hrudayalaya Hospital in the last five months for respiratory and renal problems, died of cardiac arrest with his daughter Shumita Deb and son-in-law Jnanranjan Deb by his bedside when the end came at 3.50 AM. The condition of Dey, who had made Bangalore his home for the last many years, deteriorated since yesterday afternoon, hospital spokesman Vasuki said. With the demise of Dey, the void has become complete in the famous quartet of singers Rafi, Mukesh, and Kishore Kumar, who dominated the Hindi music industry from 1950s to 1970s. The mortal remains of Dey, whose unique voice lent a rare dimension to his persona, were cremate...
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