INDIA ON IT’S WAY TO BECOME NUMBER ONE!!

Yes, India has managed to retain its 2^nd position as a country with highest number of rapes reported and MAY VERY SOON BECOME NUMBER ONE!!

We should thank all the abominable a**holes and oblivious onlookers.

 

Violence against women is a global pandemic but India may be leading the pack.

Crimes against women have increased by 7.1% since 2010.

According to latest estimates, in India, a new case of rape is reported every 22 minutes.

In India, rape is very rarely reported, due to the extreme social stigma cast on women who have been raped. Despite this, India stands 2^nd in the list of countries with highest reported rape incidents.

Nearly one in three rape victims in India is under the age of 18. 

One in 10 is under 14.

A report from National Crime Records Bureau states that, 25,000 and 24,206 cases of rape were reported across India in 2012 and 2011 respectively. 

A point worth noting is, out of these, around 24,470(2012) were committed by a relative or a neighbour.

Statistics show that, among Indian cities, New Delhi has the highest number of rape-reports.

OF THE MORE THAN 600 RAPE CASES REPORTED IN DELHI IN 2012, ONLY ONE LED TO A CONVICTION.

There are more statistics available for public consumption, but let’s try to see the real picture here.

India has been the rape capital of the world since its inception as a Republic.

It is estimated that during the partition of India, around 100,000 women were kidnapped and raped.

Sexual violence has become a common phenomenon during riots, as seen recently in the 2013 Muzzaffarnagar riots.

But, in the past few decades, there has been a tremendous increase in cases of rape, acid throwing and domestic violence against women. This may be due to the perpetrators’ lack of fear for the consequences of their actions and a reprehensible silence of the society.

What’s more shameful than this is that most of these callous criminals have gone scot free due to the lax laws and considerably mild penalties.

It should be noticed that there is a competition going on between the public figures of the nation to see who makes the most idiotic remarks on these unfortunate happenings!

In the aftermath of the 16^th December 2012 tragedy, Botsa Satyanarayana, a Congress Party leader was quoted as saying, “Just because India achieved freedom at midnight does not mean that women can venture out after dark.”

Even the CBI Director Mr Ranjit Sinha, although in a totally different context made a remark, “if you can’t prevent rape, enjoy it”.

This kind of mistake may be expected from a semi-literate politician but not from a senior IPS officer!

Even the society isn’t far behind in their treatment of the victims.

It is a known fact that rape victims in India, especially in rural areas, are often subject to shaming and considered unfit for marriage.

A lot of people protested in December 2012, some participated in demonstrations, bravely faced water cannons, some denounced with putting Black Dots as their profile pictures on Social Media Sites.

These widespread protests led to a relatively speedy conviction of the perpetrators and amends in the Indian Penal Code.

But, rapes are still happening in every part of the country, some even more barbarous than the past ones.

It’s as if the rapists are leaving no stone unturned to show their monstrosity.

We all know that our near & dear ones might become the targets someday (God Forbid), but while every sensible citizen denounces these crimes against women vocally, intentionally or not, people do sometimes turn a blind eye to these instances.

Even if half of the post December 16^th protesters had roamed the city streets as look outs, several rapes (or even other crimes) may have been prevented.( Not criticizing the protesters!! At least you people did what most could not!)

A cure may not emerge all of a sudden but let’s be hopeful.

And while we are doing that, let’s all pledge to open our eyes, be alert; ready to raise our voices & if push comes to shove, even becoming sentinels of all those in need of help.

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