# Pratapgarh police parade two accused eve-teasers for 1 km 2026-10-14T03:07:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Two men accused of harassing a woman were paraded for about 1 km in Pratapgarh by the anti-Romeo squad on 12 October, a day after the incident. A video of the public shaming went viral. The accused, identified as Dakshapal (26) and Subhash Pal (27), were booked under section 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The action was carried out by the Mission Shakti team, which included women constables, on the second day of Mission Shakti Phase 6 in the district. Police said mild force was used only when the accused tried to flee. Circle officer Ashutosh Mishra said the BNS provides for use of mild force to apprehend a fleeing accused. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Times of India and Hindustan Times reported broadly the same facts, the parade, the FIR under BNS Section 296, and the use of mild force. Times of India framed the action as a public shaming, quoting police asking ‘Will you harass women again?’ and the accused apologising, which carries a theatrical, deterrent tone. Hindustan Times led with the Mission Shakti Phase 6 launch, gave the circle officer’s justification that mild force was used only when the accused tried to flee, and quoted the SP linking the action to women’s security. Both outlets are wire-style, the difference being Times of India’s dramatic detail against Hindustan Times’ institutional framing. Neither is critical of the police or the government. The key open question is whether such public parades will be repeated under Mission Shakti or remain an isolated case. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Dramatic detail of apology and stick use, no official justification - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Framed as Mission Shakti action, includes police justification for force This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Anti-Romeo Squad, Ashutosh Mishra, Deepak Bhuker, Kanchan Lata, Mission Shakti, Pratapgarh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pratapgarh-police-parade-two-accused-eve-teasers-for-1-km/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pratapgarh-police-parade-two-accused-eve-teasers-for-1-km/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/