TIL Desk/National/Lucknow/ With visuals on TV suggesting harassment and humiliation of young couples by anti-Romeo squads in some places, Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi today asked officials to ensure there was no “unnecessary harassment”.
The Chief Minister asked the Principal Secretary (Home) to chalk out clear guidelines for anti-Romeo squads and ensure there is no unnecessary harassment of boys and girls moving around or sitting at any place.
Anti-Romeo squads, a poll promise of the BJP that won a remarkable victory in the Uttar Pradesh election, drew criticism from certain quarters are visuals of policemen targeting young boys and girls going viral on TV and in social media.
“The idea is to question, check group of boys or boys alone near colleges and other places, and create fear among potential harassers in public places,” said a police officer. According to police sources, the modus operandi of the squads will be the same as that of the infamous ‘Operation Majnu’ in 2005, in which boys at crossings and markets were pulled up, and couples in gardens were thrashed by police.
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