SHE Teams nabs 644 offenders red-handed during Bonalu festivities
According to the SHE teams, as part of the intensive safety and surveillance measures undertaken during the Bonalu festival celebrations across Hyderabad, SHE Teams Hyderabad actively monitored public gatherings and festive processions to ensure the safety and dignity of women and girls.
Strategic deployment of teams was carried out at major Bonalu venues including Golconda Bonalu, Balkampet Yellamma Bonalu, Ujjaini Mahankali Bonalu (Secunderabad), and Lal Darwaza Mahankali Bonalu. 'With the vigilant presence and swift intervention of SHE Teams, a total of 644 individuals were caught red-handed indulging in various forms of harassment. Among them, 552 were majors and 92 were minors,' said Dr Lavanya NJP, DCP Women Safety Wing.
As an of zero tolerance against harassment, five individuals - Ram Anand (51), Nilakanth (48), Balraju (36), Lakshman (42), and Dinesh (34) who were caught red-handed misbehaving with women devotees, were produced before the court. Based on the evidence presented and the severity of the offence, Sri Manda Murali, IXth Special Judicial Magistrate, Nampally, awarded 7 days of imprisonment to the offenders under Section 70(c) of the Hyderabad City Police Act.
SHE teams alerts the women to be aware in public places and women and children are requested to stay alert in public places. In case of any misbehavior or molestation, they are advised to raise a complaint with SHE Teams or dial 100/112 for immediate action.
People are encouraged to report any kind of teasing or harassment if they face or notice. For assistance or to report incidents, you are informed to contact SHE Teams helpline via Dial 100 or WhatsApp at 9490616555.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Hindu
8 hours ago
- The Hindu
47 caught in public harassment cases as Cyberabad Police ramps up women and child safety drive
A total of 47 individuals were held by the She Teams of the Cyberabad Women and Children Safety Wing for indecent behaviour in public places. The teams conducted 96 decoy operations between July 28 and August 2. Petty cases were registered against all the respondents, and all of them were subjected to counselling. The official said that 22 complaints were received from women through various platforms, prompting swift follow-up by the teams. As part of the preventive outreach, 54 awareness programmes were conducted at educational institutions, public places, and workplaces. The Women and Children Safety Wing also held four in-house counselling sessions to provide support and guidance to women in distress. The Family Counselling Centre (CDEW) in Cyberabad addressed domestic disputes involving 24 families, aiming to resolve conflicts and encourage reunification where possible. Meanwhile, the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) intensified its educational drive, conducting sessions across Cyberabad with participation from around 120 individuals. Topics covered included human and child trafficking, cyberbullying, social media harassment, child rights, stalking, child labour, begging, and child marriage. Participants were also informed about key emergency helplines such as Women's Helpline 181, Child Helpline 1098, and Cybercrime Helpline 1930. The Cyberabad Police along with the Children and Youth Safety Forum, Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) rolled out the Suraksha Kavach programme, a pilot initiative designed to promote school safety across four core areas: physical safety, cyber safety, psychological safety, and road and infrastructure safety. Awareness sessions were conducted across several schools this week, targeting students and bus drivers with vital information on road safety, cyber hygiene, and POCSO-related protocols. In addition, students of Pallavi International School visited the Cyberabad Commissionerate office, where they toured critical units such as the Bharosa Centre and the Traffic Control Room. They also had an interactive session with Cyberabad Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Gajarao Bhupal, who shared insights into the role of policing in public safety and inspired the students with stories from the field.
Time of India
17 hours ago
- Time of India
Amid a spate of violent crimes against women, TOI takes a closer look at the steps and initiatives the Odhisha govt is rolling out to safeguard its daughters
BHUBANESWAR: At the launch of a women-safety initiative recently, CM Mohan Charan Majhi vowed a 'non-negotiable policy for women's protection and dignity.' It was no routine political statement. His words came at a time when reports of violent crimes against women have surfaced across the state. Faced with this situation, the state govt has rolled out several measures to confront rising fear, even as official crime data suggests a marginal decline. Odisha police records show 28,800 cases of crimes against women between June 2024 and April 2025, compared to 29,539 cases in the same period a year earlier — a drop of 2.5%. But the brutality of recent incidents has eclipsed the statistics, sparking a deeper conversation about safety, accountability and institutional failure. The gang-rape of a 20-year-old student by 10 men at Gopalpur beach in June shocked the entire state. Barely a month later, a college student in Balasore set herself ablaze after repeated complaints of sexual harassment against her department head went unanswered. The tragedy ignited student protests across Odisha and pushed the state to announce Shaktishree on July 19, a programme aimed at ensuring the safety of girl students in higher educational institutions. 'Women's safety should top the agenda of every govt,' the father of the Balasore college student told TOI. 'However, we need strict implementation of the project at ground zero to prevent Gopalpur and Balasore-like tragedies,' he added. A ctivists believe the outrage is a moment of reckoning. 'These incidents have left a deep scar on our collective conscience,' women's safety campaigner Maheswata Nanda said. 'While official statistics might show a marginal decrease in crime rates, the nature of recent crimes indicates a troubling pattern of institutional failure and social degradation,' she added. Police said they have pulled up their socks. 'Women's safety has been our focus area. SPs and DCPs have been instructed to show zero tolerance,' DGP Y B Khurania said. Another senior officer noted, 'Numbers cannot capture the impact of such horrific crimes. We have directed all police stations to treat every complaint with utmost seriousness. Any lapse will not be tolerated.' Experts caution, however, that policing alone cannot solve the crisis. 'We need to address the root causes — the way we raise our children, the messages we send through our actions and the values we instil,' Madhusmita Mohanty, a retired DSP, said. The govt has since announced more measures: increased police presence in vulnerable areas, tighter inter-department coordination during emergencies, and directives to district administrations and urban local bodies to display prominent boards. The women and child development department ordered all internal committees to be onboarded onto the She-Box portal ( ), a single-window platform for sexual harassment complaints at workplaces. 'Unlike previous govts, we are fully committed and focused on women's safety,' deputy CM Pravati Parida said. Opposition parties remain unconvinced, demanding the CM's resignation. But they too faced embarrassment after Congress student wing leader Udit Pradhan and BJD corporator Amaresh Jena were booked in separate rape cases. As Odisha grapples with these challenges, activists say the coming months will test whether initiatives like Shaktishree can deliver lasting change. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Odisha government to withhold staff salaries of HEIs without ICCs
BHUBANESWAR: Salaries of employees of colleges that fail to set up internal complaints committees (ICCs) under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 or the POSH Act, will be withheld. Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida told mediapersons on Thursday, 'The institutions have been provided a month's time to establish ICCs. Those who file false cases of sexual harassment will also face disciplinary action following inquiry.' 'Our campaign on prevention of sexual harassment had started from the Lok Seva Bhawan and will now to rolled out in every institution at the block level,' Parida added. Last week, the Cuttack administration had threatened to withhold salaries of employees of close to 100 higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the district after they failed to submit compliance on POSH Act as directed by the Higher Education department, following the FM College incident on July 12. The department has now asked all colleges and teacher education institutions to upload details of their ICCs on 'Sexual Harassment Electronic Box' or the SHe-Box portal of the Women and Child Development Ministry, by August 1. For this purpose, regional directors of education (RDEs) have been appointed as nodal officers in five RDE zones. Every higher educational institution is required to form an ICC in compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013. The directive issued by the department on Wednesday requires institutions to provide comprehensive data on complaints received, their resolutions, and the composition of ICCs at both departmental and institutional levels. Meanwhile, department officials informed that almost 80 per cent of the higher educational institutions have formed ICCs following its directive of July 13. The FM College at Balasore, where a student had set herself afire after allegedly being sexually harassed by her HoD, had no ICC in place when the girl first registered her complaint against the professor on June 30.
