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Mumbai: New Year revellers molested
Police action: The HT photographers notice a traffic police van nearby and alert the officials. Click on the picture to witness the sequence of events.

Juhu molestation case
Police told to issue notices to accused
A Mumbai court asks police to issue notices to all 14 accused on a revision plea against the granting of bail to them.
Make molestation non-bailable: Maharashtra
A week after two women were molested in Juhu, the home department is pushing to make molestation a non-bailable offence.
Adman fights back molestation
Zubin Driver, who works with the Television 18 group as Network Creative Director, will soon be launching a ‘Fightback’ campaign against molestation, reports S Dixit.

 

Model-turned-actress Koena Mitra was attacked by a stalker inside the Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai on New Year's Eve after she had performed there.
Miscreants/molesters don’t just target ordinary women but also celebrities and stars. HT finds out from these Bollywood actresses.

There appears a pattern sometimes that prompts one to ponder: is revelry the new religion? Or is it the new amphitheatre of class conflict in a diverse nation, in which aspirations of different segments clash? N Madhavan ponders.
The question Mumbai should be asking itself is: are all women now crossing into alien territory once they leave their family homes? Jerry Pinto writes.
The difference in cultural backgrounds makes it difficult for a woman to deal with her offender, writes Namita Kohli.
Recounting the tale of horror, the victim's husband narrates how he felt when around 50 people began trying to molest his wife and cousin.
The same Home Minister who closes down dance bars because “they spoil our boys” now wonders why these same boys are molesting passing women, writes Ashok Row Kavi.
There was one difference between the Kochi and Mumbai incidents of molestation - the Kochi police were quick to act. Ramesh Babu reports.

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