Kanpur: Nearly 10 families have decided to move out of the Colonelganj area of the city due to eve-teasing by anti-social elements.
According to locals, several local hoodlums from a particular community have been harassing the people, especially women and girls.
They resort to stalking, scaring the women and girls and making it impossible for them to step out of their homes alone.
Commissioner of police Asim Kumar Arun has asked DCP (East) Anup Kumar to investigate the matter and submit a report to him after the issue was brought to his notice on Wednesday.
The incident came to light after locals in the past few days came across some messages written by the victims on the walls of their house saying that they are migrating from the area and want to sell their home.
The victims claimed while talking to reporters that they are selling their homes and migrating out of fear.
“Our women and girls are harassed by members of the other community and we are often attacked for resisting it,” they alleged.
The CP said that the matter pertained to an eve-teasing incident reported from the area on Saturday in which four persons have been arrested for harassing a woman and sent to jail.
“Problems faced by the residents of the locality will be resolved soon.
Those found scaring and harassing their neighbours will be booked under the gangster and NSA and sent to jail.
We have assured the people of prompt action with regard to their complaint,” he said.
and added, “police have been deployed in the area to deal with law and order issues.”
Harassment of families inColonelganj to be probed
