UP police siding with rapists: Cong women's wing chief

The Congress women's wing chief on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh police of shielding "eve-teasers and rapists" and urged Governor Ram Naik to direct Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to improve the situation.

"In every case of atrocities against women in Uttar Pradesh, the police appears to be siding with eve-teasers and rapists. They do not lodge FIRs in such cases and, when they do, they inform the accused about it," All India Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev told reporters.

Referring to the recent cases of crimes against girls in Agra, Lakhimpur Kheri and Sitapur, Dev alleged that Adityanath had given a free hand to the police to give concessions to the rapists. "The much-talked-about anti-Romeo squad is harassing the innocent instead of arresting the culprits."