'Bharosa centre' to study social media impact on youth: Maha

Maharashtra Minister Aditi Tatkare on Sunday said a "bharosa centre" comprising a psychologist, woman police officer and counsellor would be set up in the state's Raigad district to "monitor the impact of social media on youth".

She was speaking against the backdrop of a 25-year-old woman lecturer who was set ablaze and left battling for life by a stalker on February 3 in Hinganghat town in Wardha.

"A bharosa centre will be set up in Raigad district which will have a psychologist, woman police officer and counsellor to monitor the impact of social media on youth," the minister of state for tourism and industry said here.

Tatkare is a first-time MLA from Shrivardhan in Raigad district.

Tatkare said there was a need to teach boys how to behave rather than stressing that girls should not venture out late evening.

Speaking on the Hinganghat incident, Tatkare said the punishment in these cases should be so exemplary that people think "a hundred times before committing such an