PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 22 -- The safety of women during festive gatherings came under spotlight after two separate incidents of molestation were reported in Sangam city during Navratri celebrations. Police have registered FIRs in both cases and launched a search for the accused. In the first incident, a female PRD (Provincial Armed Constabulary Reserve) personnel was allegedly harassed while returning home after completing duty at the Patharchatti Ramlila on Tuesday. According to her complaint, six youths riding two motorcycles intercepted her near the Hanuman Temple in Civil Lines, passed lewd remarks, and whistled at her. When she objected, one of the accused, identified as Ramji, allegedly attacked her before fleeing with the others. Two fellow PRD personnel accompanying her witnessed the incident. Civil Lines police have registered a case against Ramji, Deepanshu Sonkar, Salman, and three unidentified individuals. In another case, a young woman from Colonelganj alleged that she was molested while attending a Devi Jagran event in New Mumfordganj on October 16. The woman claimed that a group of men harassed her and used abusive language when she resisted. Hearing her cries, her three brothers rushed to the spot, but were allegedly assaulted by the accused and their associates with sticks, clubs, and bricks. Based on the complaint, Colonelganj police have booked five named accused and eight to ten unidentified persons. Further legal proceedings are underway in both cases.htc...