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She said the Gulabi Gang was set up in 2006 to work against domestic abuse and violence against women, besides setting right infrastructure-related issues. After she realised how the system works, she strengthened the Gulabi Gang. “Today, local politicians, officials and police are wary of making any mistake as they fear the Gulabi Gang. I’m still facing charges of assaulting a police officer for illegally keeping an undertrial prisoner in a police station for 11 days,” she said.She said if women don’t know their rights, even 50% reservation for them is of no use. Belagavi: Sampat Pal Devi, founder of the Gulabi Gang, the Bundelkhand-based women’s organisation in Uttar Pradesh, said women’s empowerment is not possible unless women become tough and vocal and know more about their rights.She was chief guest of the International Women’s Day programme organised by KLE Society’s Swashakti Empowerment Cell for Women here on Friday..