While taking note of harassment cases of women at a women’s hostel in Rawalpindi, Regional Police Officer (RPO) Fakhar Sultan Raja has sought a report from relevant authorities.
A source said that almost all hostels were neither registered with any government department nor did they provide particulars to their respective police stations.
A large number of private hostels are operating in different areas of Rawalpindi, but police stations have no record of the boarders, the source said.
It was reported that women residents of a hostel had approached the police complaining harassment by anti-social elements.
RPO has sought a comprehensive report from SPs of Rawal and Potohar divisions about the hostels operating in their respective jurisdictions. The RPO has also initiated talks with relevant departments for regularization of the hostels in Rawalpindi division.
