Eve teasers photos to be made public

Majnus beware

Frustrated after the failure of its repeated attempts to tackle the growing menace of eve teasing in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut town, the police have come up with a special plan to rein in roadside majnus.

The police have decided to photograph ‘diehard majnus’ and paste their pictures at busy thoroughfares and public places across the town. Police said people can then identify their faces easily.

“Public display of their pictures will also create a guilty feeling among the majnus,” said a police officer.
The police also plan to ascertain the criminal history of eve teasers across Meerut through Operation Majnu.

“A history sheet of such persons will be opened at police stations and the Gangsters Act will also be slapped on them,” said the officer.

He said the town has been witnessing a growing menace of roadside eve teasers, who had made life miserable for girls.

“These majnus roam around girls’ schools and colleges and markets frequented by women. At times they even make indecent gestures towards women,” the official added.

In November last year, police had conducted a similar operation in Meerut, during which it detained at least 200 eve teasers, mostly youths.

They were picked up in special police vehicle marked with the words majnu ka pinjara (cage of eve teasers). They were also paraded before the public in town.

The operation had also evoked sharp reaction from social organisations.

Meerut police have also been criticised several times in the past for their “inhuman treatment” of young boys and girls after they were caught sitting together in parks and other public places.