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"Women's safety top of BJP agenda": BJP MP Yogendra Chandolia on Delhi Police's 'Anti Romeo Squad'

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New Delhi | March 17, 2025 1:13:15 PM IST
After Delhi Police proposed "anti-eve-teasing" or "Shistachar" squads in all districts of the national capital, BJP MP Yogendra Chandolia on Monday said that this was bound to happen after Rekha Gupta became Chief Minister of Delhi.

Chandolia affirmed that women's safety is at the top of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) agenda.

The BJP MP further claimed that illegal Rohingya immigrants are responsible for almost "90 per cent" of the incidents that take place in Delhi.

"... Women's safety is at the top in the BJP's agenda... The intention of the BJP is strong. I welcome the setting up of an Anti-Romeo Squad on the lines of UP to maintain Delhi's security. This was bound to happen after Rekha Gupta became the CM. Rohingyas are believed to be involved in almost 90% of the incidents that take place in Delhi, and until the Rohingyas are not driven out, small incidents will keep happening in Delhi," Yogendra Chandolia told ANI.

In an effort to ensure women's safety in the national capital, Delhi police is set to launch "anti-eve-teasing" or "Shistachar" squads in all districts.

According to the circular issued by the Delhi police, each district will have a squad of 15 trained personnel, who apart from responding to such crimes, would also work towards prevention and deterrence.

"The District Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCsP) shall identify hotspots and vulnerable areas posing risks to women's safety. A list of such areas identified by the district DCPs should be shared with the DCP of Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC)," the official circular read.

The deployment roster will be prepared by Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP), Crime Against Women (CAW) Units, and approved by DCP SPUWAC on a weekly basis.

The squad should routinely move around in vulnerable areas and conduct drives in at least two vulnerable points every day, including surprise checks on public transport. They should rotate across these points systematically, ensuring complete coverage of all such areas in their jurisdiction over a period of time.

The squads will deploy plain-clothed female police officers to identify and deter perpetrators.

Suggesting collaboration with Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs), Market Welfare Associations (MWAs), and local volunteers to enhance vigilance and identify more vulnerable spots, the squad will focus on victim protection, ensuring survivors don't face public scrutiny.

It is recommended that district DCsP ensure that personnel in these squads remain "sensitive and empathetic."

"The squad must focus on enforcing the law, rather than imposing personal or cultural morality on individuals," the circular read. (ANI)

 
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