From now on, giving missed calls to women could land you up in jail in Bihar. A circular issued by CID Inspector General (Weaker Section) Arvind Pandey to all district Superintendents of Police (SPs) and Government Rail Police (GRP) SPs has directed them to ensure that police investigate and take action in such cases with utmost seriousness.
“Giving repeated missed calls to women is a serious issue. It makes them feel insecure and robs them of peace of mind. We have decided to count it as a crime of stalking under Section 354D (i) and (ii) of the IPC,” Pandey said.
Pandey, however, said police officials have been told to ignore the matter if missed calls are given once or twice, but crack the whip if they are repeated and with an intention to harass the women.
The idea of taking action against ‘missed call menace’ emerged during a two-day training programme for Station House Officers of women police stations in the state as well as awareness camps on crime against women that were conducted by the CID at several girls’ schools and colleges.
Indian Express | Sep 25, 2014
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