365Telugu.com Online News, Hyderabad, November 11, 2022: Rachakonda Police, ‘She Teams’ have arrested 125 people who were harassing women in various areas of Rachakonda Commissionerate. 91 cases including 28 FIRs (First Information Reports) have been booked.
Officials of She Teams said that complaints have been received from various sections of metro trains, stations, bus stops, workplaces, colleges across Rachakonda directly, through WhatsApp and through social media. The arrested accused attended counseling sessions conducted by trained counselors and professional psychologists at the police commissioner’s camp office in LB Nagar.
Of the 125 people arrested for harassing women, including a school teacher, 74 were minors and were counseled by senior psychologists, officials said. About 100 people, including several minors, were nabbed in the operations conducted in Kushaiguda, Chautuppal, Bhuvanagiri, Ibrahimpatnam, LB Nagar, Malkajgiri and Vanasthalipuram. SHE teams confirmed that 12 people were fined for running decoy operations in metro trains and entering the compartments reserved for women.
The official said that three child marriages have been prevented by the She Teams in the last six weeks and 155 child marriages have taken place in the commissionerate so far. Rachakonda police organized awareness programs in collaboration with self help societies on the ill effects of child marriage.
Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat congratulated her teams. Women are asked to contact She Teams through Rachakonda WhatsApp Control Number – 9490617111 or Dial 100 when in distress.