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Kerala Police taking action against those harassing women for rejecting love proposals, says CM
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said that the police were taking stringent actions against those who were harassing women for refusing their love proposals, reported PTI.
Vijayan told the state Assembly that the police would keep a tab on citizens who have a history of harassing and stalking women. He said that the police would continue to monitor such offenders to ensure that they were not planning anything extreme against women.
The statement came in the wake of the killings of many women in the state by men after their proposals were rejected, according to PTI. In the latest incident, a 24-year-old dental college student was shot dead by a man identified as Rakhil in Ernakulam district on July 30. The man had then shot himself too.
Congress MLA PT Thomas raised the matter in the Assembly and demanded that the intelligence wing be more vigilant to ensure the safety of women. Thomas also said that the mental health problems related to such incidents should also be addressed, reported The Hindu.
To this, Vijayan said the help of mental health experts can be sought.
Another Congress MLA Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan demanded that the government form an investigation team of women officers to investigate complaints of harassment.
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