Overview
- Telangana DGP B. Shivdhar Reddy ordered fresh safety audits on Monday covering IT offices and paying-guest hostels across Hyderabad.
- Police said the reviews will check security at workplaces and hostels and push companies to strengthen accountability for employee safety.
- The move followed Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s Sunday call for immediate meetings with IT heads and HR teams after he labeled the Nashik allegations "corporate jihad."
- In messages posted Monday, the DGP cited ongoing programs including the SCSC police–industry partnership, SHE Teams, the Bharosa Centre, Margdarshak, and free SheShuttle services, and he pledged prompt action on every complaint.
- Investigations in Maharashtra continue with nine FIRs and seven arrests in the Nashik BPO case, which started with a rape complaint that also alleged pressure to change the complainant’s religion.