In wake of the brutal rape-cum-murder of a woman in Mumbai's Sakinaka, the Congress' Maharashtra unit has demanded that women security guards should be appointed in all housing societies to ensure women's safety.

In a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, state Congress President Nana Patole said incidents of growing violence against women is a matter of serious concern and needs more attention in the wake of the Sakinaka episode.