The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in its Uttar Pradesh (UP) manifesto, had announced the formation of “anti-Romeo squads” to ensure the safety of women, but reports of harassment by these squads are flowing. Last week, members of the squad allegedly shaved a man’s head after he was seen in public with a female friend. In a separate incident, they were filmed accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from two cousins who kept insisting they were not a couple. B K Gupta, former commissioner of Delhi Police, speaks to Nikita Puri about the need for such squads and how clear directions ...
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