HT correspondent, New Delhi, January 7
If you are planning to take a stroll, the Buddha Jayanti Park is not for you. And if you still insist on going there make sure it's with a woman.
The Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested five men and questioned two others for "aimlessly" roaming about in the park.
The police said the drive will continue. Cops in plainclothes will either drive away or arrest all men who visit the park without a woman companion.
Men visiting the park without a woman escort seem to make a "natural suspect' for the cops.
The drive was launched after the New Delhi district police found themselves unable to prevent incidents of women being harassed at the park.
Last October, a Jesus and Mary College student was raped by Presidential bodyguards. On Sunday, a young couple was accosted by four men who stripped the man and showed the woman the way out of the park. The girl managed to reach her Gurgaon house.
The four are yet to be arrested.
Since Monday, 10 cops from the local police and 12 from the Para military forces have been searching the park. On Wednesday, they arrested Narendra, Pramod and Sushil who run a book binding shop in Noida. They also arrested Rajkumar and Wasim Khan, who runs a shop at Bara Hindu Rao. The five were found peeping into bushes. Two others were let off after questioning.
The police want the park to have either a boundary wall or a fence. "We want to send a strong message that people found loitering in the park or creating nuisance will be dealt with," said DCP (New Delhi) Manoj Lall.
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