There are some signs that harassment in public spaces is becoming less acceptable, particularly in cities. But things look bleaker in the home
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskYet, a decade on, the killing of another young professional woman in Delhi has underlined the peril that millions of Indian women still face. Shraddha Walkar, a 27-year-old call-centre worker from Mumbai, disappeared in Delhi six months ago. She had previously, it emerged, filed a police complaint against her partner, Aftab Poonawala, accusing him of beating and threatening to dismember her.
For a few years, the share of victims who report sex crimes to the police went up. Then it levelled off. Some states are trying to tackle this, for example by hiring more female cops and creating women’s help desks or all-female police stations. There are some signs that harassment in public spaces is becoming less acceptable, particularly in cities. “Urban women no longer take any nonsense,” says Ranjana Kumari, the director of the Centre for Social Research in Delhi. Yet things look bleaker in the home. Over half of Indian men and women say it is acceptable for husbands to beat their wives on occasion . The marital exemption for rape has been challenged in the Supreme Court but continues to enjoy majority support.
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