Are our girls and women safe?
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As you all know, 16 year old Monica was abducted from Naroda on 9th October 2009. Her mother, Madhuben filed a complaint on the same day following which the police filed a FIR on 24th October 2009.
On 3rd November 2009, 24 days after she was still not found, Cranti wrote a letter to the following officials responsible for our safety in Gujarat.
a. Inspector General of Police, Gandhinagar
b. Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad city
c. Police Inspector, Naroda Police Station
d. Home Secretary, Gandhinagar
Firstly, we requested them to find Monica at the soonest, reunite her with her mother and punish those who have committed this crime. Secondly, we urged them to frame a policy to prevent these incidents from occurring again.
On 4th November, the residetns along with Cranti staged a protest outside the Naroda Police Station to force the police to take urgent action, and we were promised that they would find Monica at the soonest.
It is disheartening to know that as we strive for greater “progress” and “economic development”, our city and our state are still unsafe for our women and girls.
