Crime Against Women  

In a bid to prevent crime against women the Karnataka police have launched a free-ride scheme under which any woman who is alone and unable to find a ride home will be dropped home by a police vehicle at zero cost. The free-of-cost service will be available from 10 pm to 6 am on all days. To ensure women safety Karnataka police have launched a free night pick-and-drop facility for women in the city. Even Sikkim Police has launched a free ride scheme under which any woman is unable to find transport services at night will be dropped home in a Police vehicle free of cost

 

Concerned over the  growing crimes against women in the country, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said that the change of mindset is the need of the hour to curb the menace
           

Journalist Barkha Dutt was receiving threatening messages, phone calls and obscene pictures from unknown people. She even took to Twitter to share one.

The film Soni tells an important story about the rising sexual harassment of women and the challenges of being a female cop in India