Bangalore - Police have 'credible evidence' of Indian women being groped on New Year's Eve
Police in the Indian city of Bangalore say they have “credible evidence” that numerous women were groped during New Year's Eve celebrations and they will use CCTV footage to pursue the alleged offenders.
Urging victims to come forward Commissioner Praveen Sood said that there were 45 cameras on the two roads where the majority of the offences took place.
“As promised, we have found credible evidence, repeat credible evidence, in a case of wrongful confinement, molestation and attempt to rob,” he wrote on Twitter.
His post seemed to signal a change attitude as Commissioner Sood initially suggested that journalists were concocting or exaggerating the story.
He said: "The media is making it look like molestation was taking place by blurring the faces (of the crowd) but no such thing was happening."
This was despite numerous pictures of distraught women rushing out of crowds and seeking help from police appearing on both local and social media shortly after the attacks in the city, which is the capital of India’s southern Karnataka state.
Local newspaper, the Bangalore Mirror described it as a "brazen, mass molestation of women”.
There was further uproar when the state's home minister, G Parameshwara, told a TV channel that such incidents “do happen” but blamed women for dressing like westerners.
Criticising the remarks, India’s National Commission for Women chief Lalitha Kumaramangalam called them "unacceptable and regrettable."
"I want to ask this Minister, are Indian men so pathetic and weak that when they see a woman in Western clothes on a day of revelry, they get out of control,” she said.
Some of the victims have now spoken about their ordeals in the media.
Manisha Gupta told the Bangalore Mirror that she was groped on the way to a train station despite her friends trying to protect her.
Another woman, who gave her name as Pooja, who told the BBC: “People were pushing and shoving, touching, grabbing, groping and everything was happening on that street.
“It was not only to me. It was happening to other girls too. They were all scared.
“I felt helpless. Although I have hands and legs and I could abuse and slap them, I could not do anything. I didn't know who was touching me and groping me.”
So, what’s the answer ???
To be honest, sure it is disturbing and downright ridiculous to the offenses these molesters (male or female) commit. What is even more concerning is the fact that the police there are just getting their heads out of their asses to believe the many complaints like these happening over the ages. There better be arrests going on now, Don't think 'will be's" would be tolerated much these days.
so lovely of you Brit... thank you! :) :) :)
but just the word "HEY!" and they all vanished like bubbles! hahaha!
zafirah: I am shocked by this .. I am willing to act as your bodyguard next time you go out.. Rizks will also act as lookout and bring his hockey stick :O)
By Lucky Luciano•
Lucky Luciano
Only in India :)
- no LL, they are doing that even here... but not so much in view of everyone... they will be in a group and if you're alone in a grocery, they will pretend that someone pushed them that's why they get very close in your back/bum...
"imprtant is who started it first" .....
I believe it was the men.. I doubt whether the women walked up to the morons and said 'grope me"
ExQat: MM is a "philosopher" and thinks differently from others. Let someone grope his wife, his daughter or his sister and then he will possibly (repeat possibly) understand what is "normal" in democracy and what is not.
In a democracy it is "normal" that women are groped? MM, you are a stupid idiot.
Only in India :)
Truly "unacceptable and regrettable." ................. .............
Important is who started it first .......... Who did not control it .......... ......... What it would be like on 31.12.2017 ......... ? ? ?
We should never depend on others for our own safety ......... ...... that too in the middle of the night ........ in the middle of the road .................
We must remember what is a normal in a democracy can't be thought about under the One man rule ........... .... like the ancient India .............. ....