38-year-old Dharam Singh allegedly harassed the girl after she had gone to relieve herself, ASP Vijaypal Singh said. ANTI-'ROMEO' SQUADSSince March, Uttar Pradesh - India's most populous state - has been led by five-time Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath. One of his first moves after being sworn in was to constitute anti-harassment police squads - or 'anti-Romeo' squads. An India Today special investigation revealed in June that anti-Romeo squad personnel were prepared to foist false cases on innocent citizens. ALSO READRomeos must die: On Yogi Adityanath's orders, UP police forms squads to crack down on eve-teasersAnti-Romeo or extortion squads?

Source: India Today August 20, 2017 04:01 UTC