After rape of Kenyan national, cops monitor MG road malls
Gurugram: The Gurugram police have again begun the process of surveying the malls at the MG road. The measures adopted after there was a recent gang rape of a Kenyan national. More than hundred cops are now have been entrusted with the responsibility to probe the illegal activities that are operating at the dozen of malls located at the mall mile.
For long, the issues of molestation and thriving prostitution racket at MG road has always been a major challenge for the residents as well as the police officials in the area. It is MG road where most of the molesters have been held in the operations like Operation Durga initiated by Haryana Government and Operation Majnu initiated by Gurugram police. Despite the measures, women residents maintain that insecurity prevailing in the mall mile. In the past, a lot of molesters have been rounded up through operations like Operation Durga and Operation Majnu from MG road. Residents and workers in the area claim that there has been no improvement in the situation.
A high profile area in the city known for its malls, pubs and offices and residential societies there have been various incidents of heinous crimes against women that have been reported from the area. From molestation, burglaries to even day light murders, MG road in just past two years has seen it all. "There must be a consistent policy towards safety and security of women. Catching hold of molesters and then releasing them later will not make a difference. Forget evenings, it has become difficult to now walk even during day time in the area. Lack of apathy has resulted in MG road becoming for the women," said Rashmi Singh, a city resident.
"At 11 pm near the Sikanderpur metro station you can still see women in skimpy outfits and men in their SUV's stopping their vehicles and negotiating with them. It sometimes seems pathetic when even the men on the street try to negotiate with these women. Earlier, the sex trade was carried openly after the incidents were reported it is now occurring in a discreet manner," said Amit Chugh, a city resident
