A police station is supposed to be a
place for safety but the case is different in Uttar Pradesh,the most
populous state of India.
Recently, a woman says she was attacked at a police station in the state after going there to seek her husband's release.
According to the Guardian's report on the 12th of June, 2014, the Indian woman said she was gang-raped by four officers at a police station, the latest in a string of sex attacks in the state.
The woman said she was attacked when she went to the station overnight on Monday in the Hamirpur district to seek her husband's release.
Rape is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. To fight the growing trend of rape cases in the country, which is the fourth most common crime against women, two Indian women designed a pair of anti-rape jeans to curb the sexual violence that is on the increase.
Her forceful sexual attack is the latest in a string of rapes and murders in Uttar Pradesh, a state located in northern India, where the chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, is under growing political pressure over his handling of law and order.
Despite tougher laws against sexual offenders in India last year, after the fatal gang-rape of a student in 2012 in New Delhi they have failed to stem the tide of violence against women.
The anti-rape jean creators: Diksha Pathak, 21, and Anjali Srivastava, 23, from India's northern Varanasi city, say the jean with installed tracker activates when pressed and enables the wearer to send a distress signal to local police and can be worn for up to three months before the batteries run out.
Marie Claire Magazine quoted her as saying, "My father is often making himself ill with worry each time I am coming home late," explained Pathak, a science student. "These terrible gang rapes of women that we have heard so much about recently shocked me and my colleague to the very core. Hopefully no other women will have to suffer if they are wearing our jeans.
Statistics
According to the National Crime Records Bureau 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012. The 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012.Out of these, 24,470 were committed by relative or neighbour; in other words, the victim knew the alleged rapist in 98 per cent of the cases.
A psychologist, a senior associate and founder of Autism Associates, Okey –Martins Nwokolo in an interview with Daily Times said, India has a worrying high incidence rate of rape and I think it's same for most other nations. "Many cases of rape across the world go unreported, at least officially.
"I think what happened differently in India is that the media, in recent years,extensively publicised several rape cases. This drew global attention and led to several riots and ultimately forced the Indian government to raise the penalty bar for rapists.
In my opinion, the global incidence rates of rape are similar, except that several cases go unreported, at least officially in less developed countries when compared to countries in Africa including Nigeria, the issue of rape is either under reported or not getting enough media attention."
Psychological Effect Of Rape
A psychologist said, people have individual differences and unique ways of responding to stress and negative life experiences including sexual assault. "Nevertheless, most rape survivors experience a profound shock and disbelief and appear numb. Following shock and disbelief is usually a mix of emotions. They may feel angry, afraid, lucky to be alive, humiliated, dirty, infected, vengeful. They may cry, shout, laugh nervously, curse, swear. They may also sit quietly, downplay their anger, fear and anxiety," he said.
He said, everything, including in some cases, the colour of the bedsheet, room, type of furniture, and other such details similar to those where the rape occured may serve as hurtful reminders of the painful experience. "For some people, such reminder cues almost a feeling that equals the original experience. They may have series of nightmares and dream about fighting oppressors."
To address such act, Nwokolo said, there is need for tougher legislations and penalties.
"However, it is not enough to enact legislations, they must be implemented. In this regard, the Justice implementation systems must be effective and I think India should wake up to this challenge. The law against rape should not be a respecter of persons. If a member in parliament commits rape, his membership in parliament should not be an immunity.
"The judicial system has a lot to do especially in expediting rape cases. Apart from legal punitive measures, there should be a proactive education and preventive therapy for men and teen boys about female sexuality as well as impulse control techniques. Additionally, boys and men at-risk of sexual assault and rape of women, should be identified early enough."
Recently, a woman says she was attacked at a police station in the state after going there to seek her husband's release.
According to the Guardian's report on the 12th of June, 2014, the Indian woman said she was gang-raped by four officers at a police station, the latest in a string of sex attacks in the state.
The woman said she was attacked when she went to the station overnight on Monday in the Hamirpur district to seek her husband's release.
Rape is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. To fight the growing trend of rape cases in the country, which is the fourth most common crime against women, two Indian women designed a pair of anti-rape jeans to curb the sexual violence that is on the increase.
Her forceful sexual attack is the latest in a string of rapes and murders in Uttar Pradesh, a state located in northern India, where the chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav, is under growing political pressure over his handling of law and order.
Despite tougher laws against sexual offenders in India last year, after the fatal gang-rape of a student in 2012 in New Delhi they have failed to stem the tide of violence against women.
The anti-rape jean creators: Diksha Pathak, 21, and Anjali Srivastava, 23, from India's northern Varanasi city, say the jean with installed tracker activates when pressed and enables the wearer to send a distress signal to local police and can be worn for up to three months before the batteries run out.
Marie Claire Magazine quoted her as saying, "My father is often making himself ill with worry each time I am coming home late," explained Pathak, a science student. "These terrible gang rapes of women that we have heard so much about recently shocked me and my colleague to the very core. Hopefully no other women will have to suffer if they are wearing our jeans.
Statistics
According to the National Crime Records Bureau 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012. The 2013 annual report, 24,923 rape cases were reported across India in 2012.Out of these, 24,470 were committed by relative or neighbour; in other words, the victim knew the alleged rapist in 98 per cent of the cases.
A psychologist, a senior associate and founder of Autism Associates, Okey –Martins Nwokolo in an interview with Daily Times said, India has a worrying high incidence rate of rape and I think it's same for most other nations. "Many cases of rape across the world go unreported, at least officially.
"I think what happened differently in India is that the media, in recent years,extensively publicised several rape cases. This drew global attention and led to several riots and ultimately forced the Indian government to raise the penalty bar for rapists.
In my opinion, the global incidence rates of rape are similar, except that several cases go unreported, at least officially in less developed countries when compared to countries in Africa including Nigeria, the issue of rape is either under reported or not getting enough media attention."
Psychological Effect Of Rape
A psychologist said, people have individual differences and unique ways of responding to stress and negative life experiences including sexual assault. "Nevertheless, most rape survivors experience a profound shock and disbelief and appear numb. Following shock and disbelief is usually a mix of emotions. They may feel angry, afraid, lucky to be alive, humiliated, dirty, infected, vengeful. They may cry, shout, laugh nervously, curse, swear. They may also sit quietly, downplay their anger, fear and anxiety," he said.
He said, everything, including in some cases, the colour of the bedsheet, room, type of furniture, and other such details similar to those where the rape occured may serve as hurtful reminders of the painful experience. "For some people, such reminder cues almost a feeling that equals the original experience. They may have series of nightmares and dream about fighting oppressors."
To address such act, Nwokolo said, there is need for tougher legislations and penalties.
"However, it is not enough to enact legislations, they must be implemented. In this regard, the Justice implementation systems must be effective and I think India should wake up to this challenge. The law against rape should not be a respecter of persons. If a member in parliament commits rape, his membership in parliament should not be an immunity.
"The judicial system has a lot to do especially in expediting rape cases. Apart from legal punitive measures, there should be a proactive education and preventive therapy for men and teen boys about female sexuality as well as impulse control techniques. Additionally, boys and men at-risk of sexual assault and rape of women, should be identified early enough."
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