> >>Hi All,
> >>
> >>Just thought I`d share this with you. Because many people
forget to
> >>respect females as well as each other many times.
> >>
> >>An incident took place in Pune - a young girl was raped by a man
posing
> >>as a plain clothes officer; he asked her to come to the police
station
> >>when she and her male friend didn't have a driver's license to
show. He
> >>sent the boy off to get his license and asked the girl to
accompany him
> >>to
> >>the police station. Took her instead to an isolated area where the
> >>horrendous crime was committed.
> >>
> >>The law [which most are not aware of] clearly states that
>between 6 pm
> >>and
> >>6 am, a woman has the right to REFUSE to go to the Police Station,
even
> >>if
> >>an arrest warrant has been issued against her. It is a procedural
> >>issue
> >>that a woman can be arrested between 6 pm and 6 am, ONLY if she
is
> >>arrested by a woman officer and taken to an ALL WOMEN police
station.
> >>And if she is arrested by a male officer, it has to be proven
that a
> >>woman officer was on duty at the time of arrest.
> >>
> >>Please fwd this to as many girls you know.. Also to boys.. coz
this
> >>can
> >>help them protect their wives, sisters and mothers. It is good for
us to
> >>know our rights. To what extent it comes of use remains to be seen
>in
> >>any
> >>situation. But as they say, knowledge is power.
> >>
> >>I did not know this and am sure lot of us don't ? please be
informed.
> >>
> >>
> >>Just thought I`d share this with you. Because many people
forget to
> >>respect females as well as each other many times.
> >>
> >>An incident took place in Pune - a young girl was raped by a man
posing
> >>as a plain clothes officer; he asked her to come to the police
station
> >>when she and her male friend didn't have a driver's license to
show. He
> >>sent the boy off to get his license and asked the girl to
accompany him
> >>to
> >>the police station. Took her instead to an isolated area where the
> >>horrendous crime was committed.
> >>
> >>The law [which most are not aware of] clearly states that
>between 6 pm
> >>and
> >>6 am, a woman has the right to REFUSE to go to the Police Station,
even
> >>if
> >>an arrest warrant has been issued against her. It is a procedural
> >>issue
> >>that a woman can be arrested between 6 pm and 6 am, ONLY if she
is
> >>arrested by a woman officer and taken to an ALL WOMEN police
station.
> >>And if she is arrested by a male officer, it has to be proven
that a
> >>woman officer was on duty at the time of arrest.
> >>
> >>Please fwd this to as many girls you know.. Also to boys.. coz
this
> >>can
> >>help them protect their wives, sisters and mothers. It is good for
us to
> >>know our rights. To what extent it comes of use remains to be seen
>in
> >>any
> >>situation. But as they say, knowledge is power.
> >>
> >>I did not know this and am sure lot of us don't ? please be
informed.
> >>