LUCKNOW: The UP government is planning ‘Operation Durachari’, to be launched soon for naming and shaming habitual offenders in the cases of crime against women. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has also instructed the police to strengthen ‘anti-Romeo squads’ across the state.
Although the modalities and other details of ‘Operation Durachari’ are yet to be finalised, sources in the state home department said that photographs of those found to be habitual offenders in cases of sexual harassment and other crime against women would be put on display at prominent crossings.
It has also been decided that all those involved in crime against women should be handled by women officers only. If there is any criminal incident with a woman, then the respective beat in-charge, outpost incharge, police station in-charge and circle officer would be held responsible.
DGP HC Awasthy also instructed district police chiefs to take strict action in cases of crime against women and strengthen the ‘anti-Romeo squads’. He said that patrolling of UP 112 vehicles should be intensified on places where eveteasing is common and all the police chiefs should make a facility of women help centres in their respective offices. Checking by anti-Romeo squads must be done by cops while wearing body-worn cameras.
