Archive for January 3rd, 2008

Outrage as mob in Mumbai molests women

Posted in Miscellaneous on 01/03/2008 04:37 pm by Colrama

     Outrage as mob in Mumbai molests women

       It is with a sense of shock and disgust that we are placing this piece of news on the blog.

     Bombay was known as a cosmopolitan city with its citzens being among the best behaved, considerate and helpful. Women felt secure travelling by local trains, moving around even  at late hours.Not any more. We hear of more and more cases of women being molested. 

     Bombay police was known for its integrity and efficiency. They would compare themselves to the Scotland Yard. Alas things are diferent today. 

     Mumbai is changing. Have the people changed along with its name?  

Mumbaikar of today different from Bombayyia of yesteryears?


3 Jan 2008, 0113 hrs IST , Nitasha Natu , TNN
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s reputation of being a safe city for women has once again come under a cloud with two women being molested publicly by a mob on New Year’s eve in the heart of suburban Juhu. The incident has evoked outrage across all sections of the city with the police coming under criticism for failing to act swiftly against the culprits.

Mumbai police commissioner D N Jadhav on Wednesday received a dressing-down from deputy chief minister R R Patil for describing the incident as “just an offence” which was blown “out of proportion” by the media.

The victims and their partners were among a group of non-resident Indians who were visiting their hometown in Valsad (Gujarat) and had come to Mumbai especially to ring in the New Year. The Juhu police recorded a complaint of molestation and assault against 40 unidentified members of the mob more than 24 hours after the incident.

This despite the women being brought to the Juhu police station within minutes of the incident by traffic police inspector Amarjeet Singh.

 

Eve-Teasing and Violence: Minister’s sons

Posted in Miscellaneous on 01/03/2008 03:34 pm by Colrama

Bodyguard’s pistol is vital clue in probing eve-teasing by Lalu sons

 

A MISSING weapon may be the link to two cases of eve-teasing by railway minister Lalu Prasad’s sons.
Tarun and Tejpal Yadav were allegedly involved in eve-teasing at the Ashoka Hotel in New Delhi and later at Connaught Place before finally getting involved in a scuffle at a New Years’ Eve party in Chattarpur.
At least that is what the police sources investigating the matter have reportedly found. Sources in south district said, “This is what our initial investigations into the matter are revealing, after a case of a missing weapon was reported by a member of the RPF personnel to us”.
A day after the incident was first reported with the south district police, the police registered a robbery case against unidentified assailants who allegedly ran away with Yadav’s bodyguard’s gun and beat him up as well.
Tarun and Tejpal had got into trouble for allegedly indulging in eve-teasing on New Year’s Eve and were later beaten up by unidentified assailants.
“We have registered a case at the Mehrauli police station and investigations are underway. No arrest has been made yet,” Delhi Police commissioner Y.S. Dadwal said.
“We are trying to identify who those boys could be and at present it is still be too early to speculate”, said a senior police officer.
The head constable, Om Dutt, who was accompanying the Yadav sons, was beaten with a stick on his head and reportedly lost his gun in the scuffle. The PSO later went and filed a complaint with the Mehrauli police station.
Sources said, “While in CP, the two brothers, accompanied by the PSOs of Delhi Police and Railway Protection Force, decided to attend a party in the Chhatarpur area on the Delhi-Haryana border. On their return, they allegedly passed some remarks at girls who were partying at a farm house near Mehrauli.
“However, this time they ran short of luck when a group of youngsters decided to thrash them. The PSOs, sensing the gravity of the situation, did not reveal the identity of the two,” the sources said.
Nursing bruises, Tarun and Tejpal were rushed to a hospital where they were administered first-aid, the sources said. At that stage, the PSO realised that his personal weapon was missing.