She Team Decoy Operations Empower Hyderabad’s Female Travelers:
Over the past three months, the Rachakonda She Team has garnered praise for their undercover decoy operations aimed at ensuring the safety of women passengers on the Metro Rail in Hyderabad. These covert missions involve female officers posing as regular passengers while discreetly monitoring and apprehending individuals who harass women.
In one notable case, a constable played a pivotal role in a decoy operation that led to the apprehension of a retired senior police official and a journalist. These officers move inconspicuously among passengers, equipped with body cameras. During one operation, a retired police officer was caught inappropriately touching a woman in a crowded Metro train. He had been traveling in the ladies’ compartment, making women uncomfortable. The She Team intervened promptly and filed a case against him.
In a similar incident, a journalist from a renowned news channel was apprehended while traveling from Nagole. He had been attempting to engage and harass female passengers. It was during his second boarding of the train that the She Team identified and apprehended him. Despite his threats to involve higher officials due to his connections, his efforts proved futile, and he was subsequently referred for counseling.
The She Team’s operations are conducted daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and involve extensive travel across various modes of transportation. Seven teams operate in areas with high crowd density. Their presence is increasingly sought after by both Metro Rail authorities and passengers, who value the assurance of passenger safety they provide.
According to SHE Team DCP T. Usha Rani, the primary objective is to create an environment where women can travel without fear of harassment or victimization. In the last three months alone, they have filed 244 cases thanks to their proactive policing in public spaces. Recognizing that many victims hesitate to file complaints, she encourages every woman who experiences harassment to contact the helpline number 8712662111, with the assurance of anonymity for their details and identity.
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