Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 19 2009:
After the vocal outcry from different sections of the society against police women frisking women, touching private parts in the open, curtains were introduced for the first time for frisking women during search operation conducted at Paona Bazar today.
Service of police women were roped in following some instances of women acting as accomplices of UG cadres in their unlawful activities.
However, there was strong criticism when police women frisked women in a most indecent manner.
Even complaints were filed to the DGP and the Manipur State Commission for Women.
A large number of people, mostly men, were herded together at Masjid Road and their identified verified one by one.
However, women were frisked inside a road-side store after putting up curtains on all sides.