SHE teams have received as many as 65 complaints in 15 days
Telangana | Written by : Suryaa Desk
SHE teams have received as many as 65 complaints in 15 days of which 45 cases were booked, including 15 criminal cases.
In one of the cases, a woman sent a petition through WhatsApp, stating that a cab driver holding a grudge against her, wrote her number in a public toilet. She started receiving calls and abusive messages from random people. She approached the SHE team and a case was registered against the driver.
According to the complaint, the woman took a cab and paid Rs 200 as per the fare given on the app but the driver charged her Rs 800.In an another complaint on July 1, the SHE teams received a complaint from a person alleging that his minor daughter was harassed by a person.He stated that the man used to call her and send vulgar and abusive messages.
When her uncle requested the accused to stop harassing her, he beat him with a pestle on his head. Based on the complaint lodged by the minor’s father, a case has been registered under Protection of Children against Sexual Offence Act 2012, (POCSO) and the accused was sent to judicial custody.