India, March 20 -- NEW DELHI

The newly constituted "Shishtachar" or "anti Eve-teasing" squads of the Delhi Police have started to check incidents of harassment of women in public spaces, hours after a training session held on the day, wherein officers were directed to conduct random checks in buses by asking women passengers if they were being troubled, and hold checks at markets, bus stops and outside educational institutions as part of their duties.

Officers being deployed on the ground were directed not to lecture women on their attire or the way they conduct themselves, and also not to target couples sitting in public spaces, such as parks. However, they were asked to initiate suo motu action in harassment cases.

"To make this init...