The #MeToo campaign has been picking up pace on social media since Monday and for skeptics who wondered, “but who is going to take notice of social media activism?”, the Kolkata Police did take notice.
The “perturbed” police force stated that they are fully committed to taking all complaints of sexual harassment and assault seriously.
“So walk into our police stations whenever you want to report sexual harassment, and our officers are there to hear your experiences with patience and kindness and take your complaints. We urge you to be strong, we want you to be very, very angry about the leering, jeering, threats, verbal and physical abuses, we are asking you to be not afraid and to report to the police every time.”
The police stated that they have launched a “Dear Boys” campaign in schools to talk about stopping sexual harassment and will get more schools involved from mid-November.
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