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The sanction ‘anti-Romeo squad’ has been borrowed from the UP government's thrust to curb eve-teasing, launched successful 2017.
Motorbike-borne ‘anti-Romeo squads’, trained successful unarmed combat, person been deployed successful Assam’s Silchar municipality for the ongoing Durga Puja festival for the “protection of women and children festival goers”.
The squads, launched connected Monday, volition beryllium connected work circular the timepiece till the extremity of puja festivities, said Cachar police. Superintendent of Police, Cachar, Numal Mahatta said the squads, comprising mostly women constables and officers, were trained successful unarmed combat for 15 days earlier the festival. He said the squads volition mostly patrol successful Silchar, the biggest municipality successful Assam’s chiefly Bengali-speaking Barak Valley wherever Durga Puja celebrations gully ample crowds.
“They volition beryllium connected work 24 hours a time and successful lawsuit immoderate occupation arises with women and children, they volition unreserved to the spot and assistance them and instrumentality indispensable measures… We are trying our level champion to guarantee they bash not look immoderate occupation portion pandals,” said Mahatta.
The sanction ‘anti-Romeo squad’ has been borrowed from the UP government’s thrust to curb eve-teasing, launched successful 2017.
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