She Teams to operate on trains too

She Teams to operate on trains too
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To keep a check on sexual harassment against women in MMTS and other trains, the Railway Protection Force in Secunderabad have formed five new She Teams for Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Mahboobnagar and Kazipet routes.SJ Janardhan, superintendent, Government Railway Police, Secunderabad, said, “Due to increase

To keep a check on sexual harassment against women in MMTS and other trains, the Railway Protection Force in Secunderabad have formed five new She Teams for Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Mahboobnagar and Kazipet routes.SJ Janardhan, superintendent, Government Railway Police, Secunderabad, said, “Due to increase in complaints of eve-teasing in MMTS and other trains, we are setting up five new She Teams, comprising three women and men constables each.


An SI will lead them in plain clothes.” “Arrested youngsters are counselled in the presence of their parents. We are also registering cases whenever it is serious under Section 294 of IPC against wrongdoers and arresting them,” he added. Areas most prone to street harassment of women are Begumpet and Hitec City routes where thousands of women working in IT and ITES sectors commute in MMTS trains every day.


He appealed women, senior citizens, physically handicapped persons and railway commuters to contact railway police helpline at 1512 or Railway Control Room at 94407 00040, 94409 04873.


By:Ch Saibaba

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