A Deep Dive into the Issue of Crimes Against Women:
Programs like 'The Big Picture', ‘In Depth’ and ‘India’s World’ offer valuable insights, especially for those preparing for the UPSC examination . This article discusses the episode of 'The Big Picture' that focuses on 'Addressing crime against women', a highly relevant topic for the IAS exam.
Host: Frank Rausan Pereira
Participants:
V Rajyalaxmi, Sociologist, Janki Devi Memorial College;
Namrata Gupta, Counselling Psychologist & Motivational Speaker;
Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, National Commission for Women;
Rekha Agarwal, Advocate, Supreme Court;
Background:
- In recent times, crimes against women have gained attention due to the severity of the reported incidents across the country.
- A case that led to public outrage was the sexual assault of a 3-year-old by her neighbor in Bandipora district, Kashmir.
- The police promptly arrested the accused, but protesters are demanding capital punishment in the case.
- Shortly after this heinous crime, another minor was reportedly sexually assaulted just 50 kilometers away in Ganderbal district.
- In a separate incident in Rajasthan, a young Dalit woman was reportedly raped in Alwar. On April 26, 2019, the woman alleged that a group of men stopped her and he
