Up Anti-romeo Squad

At least 15 lakh people have undergone counselling while 4000 have been arrested so far under Uttar Pradesh government's 'Anti-Romeo squad' campaign, the police said on Saturday.

The Uttar Pradesh Police have decided to strengthen its 'anti-Romeo squads' to protect women from stalkers and eve-teasers, official sources said.

The Uttar Pradesh police have decided to integrate several services launched by the government to help women in distress. This includes women helpline (1090), the anti-Romeo squad and the UP-100 service.

Economist Bibek Debroy has found an easy way of summing up the year that was by breaking down India's milestone events such as introduction of the national tax GST -- a complex policy -- into bite-sized chunks with the launch of The Book of Limericks

Rajya Sabha member and senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal today targeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the 'anti-Romeo' squads set up by the government, saying the monk-politician would not know what love is.

The anti-Romeo squads - police teams formed to stop men giving unwanted attention to women in Uttar Pradesh - has questioned nearly 7.5 lakh people and issued warning to nearly half the number.

It is noon and about 50 Uttar Pradesh policemen are listening in rapt attention to a senior officer Navneet Sikera, at a conference room in the Lucknow offices of 1090, the much-hyped women's helpline started five years ago by the previous Akhilesh Yadav government.

After Uttar Pradesh's newly appointed Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh issued certain dos and don'ts for the UP Police with regard to anti-Romeo squads, Lucknow Cantonment lawmaker Rita Bahuguna Joshi while admitting to their 'misuse' said the Yogi Adityanath government may consider remodeling of the programme that aims to pull the brakes o...

Among one of the important tasks after assuming the top job, UP Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh issued certain dos and don'ts for the UP Police on anti-Romeo squads. While making it clear that no one should be allowed to take the law into their hands, he said those indulging in rowdy behaviour need not be arrested and instead their guardia...

No one should be allowed to take the law into their hands irrespective of their background, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh today said.

In the news for all the wrong reasons over the last month, Anti-Romeo Squads of Uttar Pradesh are in for a big makeover. Uttar Pradesh's new police chief Sulkhan Singh has announced that the squads would "go undercover, in civvies", and would be only mandated to track people who tease or harass girls from a distance.

Nearly a month into the controversy over Yogi Adityanath government's Anti-Romeo squads, neighbouring Haryana announced the launch of Durga Vahini - police squads that would aim to stop harassment of women on public spaces. In the last 24 hours, the units have caught 72 men and handed them over to the local police stations, the Haryana police have...

Anti-Romeo squads in Uttar Pradesh, accused of publicly shaming couples and young men in the name of protecting women from harassment, today received an endorsement as Yogi Adityanath held his first cabinet meeting after taking charge 15 days ago.

"He has done a wrong thing...he will not do it the next time," a voice is heard in a video that shows a man sitting on the ground, his head being shaved in the presence of police constables from an "anti-Romeo" squad in Shahjahanpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

After allegations of harassment by "anti-Romeo squads" ordered in Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the police chief has established some ground rules in a series of letters issued recently. There should be "no hair-shaving, blackening of the face or murga punishment," Director General of Police Javeed Ahmed has said in a letter to...

At least 15 lakh people have undergone counselling while 4000 have been arrested so far under Uttar Pradesh government's 'Anti-Romeo squad' campaign, the police said on Saturday.

The Uttar Pradesh Police have decided to strengthen its 'anti-Romeo squads' to protect women from stalkers and eve-teasers, official sources said.

The Uttar Pradesh police have decided to integrate several services launched by the government to help women in distress. This includes women helpline (1090), the anti-Romeo squad and the UP-100 service.

Economist Bibek Debroy has found an easy way of summing up the year that was by breaking down India's milestone events such as introduction of the national tax GST -- a complex policy -- into bite-sized chunks with the launch of The Book of Limericks

Rajya Sabha member and senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal today targeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the 'anti-Romeo' squads set up by the government, saying the monk-politician would not know what love is.

The anti-Romeo squads - police teams formed to stop men giving unwanted attention to women in Uttar Pradesh - has questioned nearly 7.5 lakh people and issued warning to nearly half the number.

It is noon and about 50 Uttar Pradesh policemen are listening in rapt attention to a senior officer Navneet Sikera, at a conference room in the Lucknow offices of 1090, the much-hyped women's helpline started five years ago by the previous Akhilesh Yadav government.

After Uttar Pradesh's newly appointed Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh issued certain dos and don'ts for the UP Police with regard to anti-Romeo squads, Lucknow Cantonment lawmaker Rita Bahuguna Joshi while admitting to their 'misuse' said the Yogi Adityanath government may consider remodeling of the programme that aims to pull the brakes o...

Among one of the important tasks after assuming the top job, UP Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh issued certain dos and don'ts for the UP Police on anti-Romeo squads. While making it clear that no one should be allowed to take the law into their hands, he said those indulging in rowdy behaviour need not be arrested and instead their guardia...

No one should be allowed to take the law into their hands irrespective of their background, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Sulkhan Singh today said.

In the news for all the wrong reasons over the last month, Anti-Romeo Squads of Uttar Pradesh are in for a big makeover. Uttar Pradesh's new police chief Sulkhan Singh has announced that the squads would "go undercover, in civvies", and would be only mandated to track people who tease or harass girls from a distance.

Nearly a month into the controversy over Yogi Adityanath government's Anti-Romeo squads, neighbouring Haryana announced the launch of Durga Vahini - police squads that would aim to stop harassment of women on public spaces. In the last 24 hours, the units have caught 72 men and handed them over to the local police stations, the Haryana police have...

Anti-Romeo squads in Uttar Pradesh, accused of publicly shaming couples and young men in the name of protecting women from harassment, today received an endorsement as Yogi Adityanath held his first cabinet meeting after taking charge 15 days ago.

"He has done a wrong thing...he will not do it the next time," a voice is heard in a video that shows a man sitting on the ground, his head being shaved in the presence of police constables from an "anti-Romeo" squad in Shahjahanpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

After allegations of harassment by "anti-Romeo squads" ordered in Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the police chief has established some ground rules in a series of letters issued recently. There should be "no hair-shaving, blackening of the face or murga punishment," Director General of Police Javeed Ahmed has said in a letter to...