Rachakonda SHE teams arrest 59 persons for engaging in eveteasing

HYDERABAD: The Rachakonda She Teams said it held counselling sessions against harassment of girls, which led to the apprehension of 59 individuals, including minors, for teasing women and girls.

Between May 13 and June 30, 2023, the SHE Teams reviewed 197 petitions and identified 106 cases including 44 of a criminal nature, 29 petty offences, and 45 necessitating counselling. Besides, the teams conducted 150 awareness programmes for over 13,000 individuals over a four-month span.

The Rachakonda She Teams said it arrested a delivery agent from an online food ordering app for bothering a girl. Police said there were instances of cyber fraudsters blackmailing women by threatening to publicise the morphed intimate pictures of girls.

Rachakonda police officials Usha Rani and Narendra Goud gave women students tops to keep safe. They urged women facing harassment to contact the She teams on the Rachakonda WhatsApp number. 8712662111 or lodge a complaint at the nearest police station.