Mar 28, 2006 07:35 PM
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(Updated Mar 28, 2006 07:51 PM)
Hi All,
Just thought I`d share this with you. Because many people forget to respect
females as well as each other many times.
An incident took place in Pune - a young girl was raped by a man posing as
a plain clothes officer; he asked her to come to the police station when
she and her male friend didn't have a driver's license to show. He sent the
boy off to get his license and asked the girl to accompany him to the
police station. Took her instead to an isolated area where the horrendous
crime was committed.
The law [which most are not aware of] clearly states that between 6 pm and
6 am, a woman has the right to REFUSE to go to the Police Station, even if
an arrest warrant has been issued against her. It is a procedural issue
that a woman can be arrested between 6 am and 6 pm, ONLY if she is arrested
by a woman officer and taken to an ALL WOMEN police station. And if she is
arrested by a male officer, it has to be proven that a woman officer was on
duty at the time of arrest.
Please inform this to as many girls you know.. Also to boys.. coz this can
help them protect their wives, sisters and mothers. It is good for us to
know our rights. To what extent it comes of use remains to be seen in any
situation. But as they say, knowledge is power.
I did not know this and I am sure lot of us don't ? please be informed.
