RAPE

 

                                       RAPE


Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India.[1][2] According to the 2018 annual report of the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB), 33,356 rape cases were reported across the country, or an average of 91 rapes daily.[3]Of these, 31,320 were committed by perpetrators known to the victim (93.9% of the cases).[4] As high as 27.8 per cent of victims were minors or below 18, the legal age of consent.[5] India has been characterized as one of the "countries with the lowest per capita rates of rape".[6][7]But the real figures are widely estimated to be much higher as a significant percentage of rapes go unreported.[8][9] The government also classifies consensual sex committed on the false promise of marriage as rape.[10] The willingness to report rapes have increased in recent years, after several incidents received widespread media attention and triggered local and nationwide public protests.[11][12][13][14][15] This led the government to reform its penal code for crimes of rape and sexual assault.

According to NCRB 2018 statistics, Madhya Pradesh had the highest raw number of rape reports among Indian states.[17]Among metropolitan cities, the national capital of Delhi continued to have the highest incidence of rape per capita.

Instances of brutal rape and violence against the women who report it have given India the dismal reputation of being one of the worst places in the world to be female.

What is behind India's rape problem?

A number of rape cases in India in the past few months have put a spotlight on the issue of gender-based attacks in the country. Experts say deep-seated patriarchy has created a "second-class" status for women in India.

 

According to the latest government figures, Indian police registered 33,658 cases of rape in 2017. Experts say that a woman is raped in India every 16 minutes.

India, thus, has been dubbed "the most dangerous country for women" by many human rights activists. But why is India so prone to gender-based crimes?

 

Some researchers say the rape problem in India is not just a legal issue, as one cannot ignore its social aspect.

"We have a patriarchal society in India, which gives more importance to men. Women are usually considered second-class citizens," Dr. Shruti Kapoor, a feminist activist and founder of the Sayfty Trust organization, emphasized.

"Children internalize this at a very young age. A girl's wishes and her opinions are not considered as important as that of a boy's. The female child learns to be subservient from the beginning," Kapoor added.

Experts point out that violence against girls and women usually takes place in their immediate surroundings. According to the National Crime Records Bureau data from 2017, 93% of all rapes in India are perpetrated by people known to the victim. These could be family members, friends, neighbors, employers, and even online friends.

 

 

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