The gang-rape of a 22-year-old photojournalist in the heart of Mumbai has once again raised questions over the security of women in India. More police presence on streets has been demanded from almost all quarters ever since the December 16 gang-rape in Delhi. Now, a Right To Information or RTI query has revealed some shocking numbers.
According to the reply received on an RTI query by activist, Vihar Durve, out of 48,969 policemen on duty in Mumbai, 27,740 are deployed for security of VIPs, which leaves only 20,000 cops for the security of over 2 crore residents of the city.
In India, there are only 137 policemen for every lakh of the population and some Rs. 341 crore
was spent on guarding VVIPs in Delhi last year. Most of this money was spent on 376 individuals given Z-plus or central security forces. Rs. 40 crore was spent on the security in
Rashtrapati Bhawan alone.
After the gang-rape in Delhi last year, heavy security cover given to the VIPs at the cost of the common man has been severely criticised with the Supreme Court asking state governments to furnish details of how many police personnel in their states are assigned to politicians. Full story...
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According to the reply received on an RTI query by activist, Vihar Durve, out of 48,969 policemen on duty in Mumbai, 27,740 are deployed for security of VIPs, which leaves only 20,000 cops for the security of over 2 crore residents of the city.
In India, there are only 137 policemen for every lakh of the population and some Rs. 341 crore
was spent on guarding VVIPs in Delhi last year. Most of this money was spent on 376 individuals given Z-plus or central security forces. Rs. 40 crore was spent on the security in
Rashtrapati Bhawan alone.
After the gang-rape in Delhi last year, heavy security cover given to the VIPs at the cost of the common man has been severely criticised with the Supreme Court asking state governments to furnish details of how many police personnel in their states are assigned to politicians. Full story...
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