Cell to check obscene calls to be set up in all districts - Times of India

A brainchild of district police chief Alankrita Singh, Sultanpur police had launched a special cell to handle the growing menace of unwanted calls and texts. In the next 45 days, the cell received as many as 161 complaints out of which 150 were dealt with and the accused served stern warnings. In case the accused turned out to be a minor, his parents or guardians were informed about it.

In most of the cases, the warning was a signal strong enough to end the menace. In one incident, after the accused refused to mend his ways despite a stern warning from the police, a case was registered on the basis of a written complaint from the victim and action initiated against the hoodlum.

The DGP said such cells should operate under the mahila police station of the district under the supervision of the circle officer (CO) of the Reserve Police Lines. In districts where mahila police station did not exist, a sub-inspector rank officer could be deputed to handle the menace with the help of some constables. Since most of the policing in such cases has to be done on phone, it was affordable.