NCP Delegation Visits DGP, Demanding Security At Women’s Hostels After The Rape-Murder Of 18-Year-Old Girl In Mumbai

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) asked on Thursday that female police officers visit women’s hostels throughout all of Maharashtra on a regular basis to make sure that security measures are in place there.

A day after the rape and death of an 18-year-old girl in a Mumbai hostel came to light, an NCP delegation handed Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth a note outlining concerns about women’s protection.

The girl was allegedly raped and strangled to death in her room on the fourth floor of the hostel in South Bombay by a laundry man who doubled as a security guard. Later, the guard was killed when he ran into a local train.

After filing the memorandum, Mahesh Tapase, a spokesman for the NCP, stated that if such a horrible crime could be committed in a city like Mumbai, what the situation might be like for women’s protection in rural Maharashtra is inconceivable.

He said that female police officers were required to frequently visit public, semi-public, and private women’s hostels to assess security measures and acquire “secret” data about the male staff members working there as well as “road Romeos” in the neighbourhood.

The guard, who was from Uttar Pradesh, used to harass the victim, according to the victim’s father and one of her friends, who reported it to the police. According to a representative on Wednesday, the girl’s father has also accused the dormitory administration of failing to take appropriate action.

Tapase highlighted the need to compile detailed information about the staff members “who belong to other states” and that both the hostel’s male residents and male employees should get frequent security-related counselling.

Similar to that, he said, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s Shakti Act should be put into effect and its provisions made known to all interested parties.

The Shakti Act, which provides provisions for harsh punishments like the death penalty, life in prison, and high fines in addition to expedited trials, attempts to stop terrible crimes against women and children in Maharashtra.

Ajit Pawar, the leader of the opposition and a member of the NCP, visited the Marine Drive police station where the complaint was registered on Wednesday and consoled the girl’s family.

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