Dalit girl raped in Amethi
Amethi (UP) (PTI): A 15-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by a man in a village in Jamo area here, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place on October 3 when the man looking after music arrangements in a Durga puja pandal raped her in the field when she went to attend nature's call, they said.
SHO, Jamo, Akhilesh Gutpa said an FIR has been lodged under IPC section 376 (rape), SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act and POCSO Act.
The accused identified as Monu has been arrested, he said.
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Woman Police Commissioner goes undercover to assess women's safety in Hyderabad
Hyderabad (PTI): Soon after taking over as Malkajgiri Police Commissioner B Sumathi went undercover and took up a field visit after midnight on May 1 to assess law and order, including women's safety.
Sumathi assumed charge as the Malkajgiri Police Commissioner on May 1.
On the same night, the senior IPS officer, in plainclothes, moved through the streets of Dilsukhnagar here, standing alone for some time to get a first-hand knowledge of law and order situation, official sources said on Wednesday.
"It was a general checking and she later interacted with police officials," they said.
The sources said about 30-40 individuals who approached her were counselled regarding their behaviour towards women in public places.
Sumathi, who earlier headed the Special Intelligence Branch (SIB), of the Telangana Police, oversaw the long drawn process of the Maoists joining the mainstream.
