It be counted as a crime of stalking under Section 354D (i) and (ii) of the IPC, says Police
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 women. (Photo: PTI)
Patna: Give missed calls to women and cool your heels in jail! CID Inspector General (IG) (Weaker Section) Arvind Pandey on Tuesday issued a circular to all district SPs and Government Rail Police (GRP) SPs asking them to ensure that police investigates and takes 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,” Mr Pandey said.
He, however, said that 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 women. The idea emerged during a two-day training programme for SHOs of women police stations in the state.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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