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.
BULLION ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS MODI The Bombay Bullion Association Ltd (BBA), the apex body of bullion and jewellery bodies in the country, has announced its support for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as BJP's prime ministerial candidate. BBA president Mohit Kamboj along with some others joined BJP in the presence of senior party leader Gopinath Munde here yesterday. BBA had extended its support to Modi as the UPA government had brought about a "policy paralysis" in the economy, Kamboj said. "There are over 50 lakh workers associated with the bullion and gold industry, which has been facing the brunt of the current policies of the UPA government. "We at BBA strongly believe that a Modi-led NDA government would normalise the industry by introducing friendly policies," he added. Members of Bharat Diamond Bourse have said they will host Modi at a function at Bandra-Kurla Complex here on Sept. 30. BJP president Rajnath Singh had last ...
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