Eighty per cent of the women in national capital New Delhi are concerned about their safety, says a study backed by the Central government.
This finding comes a day after over 1,000 students of a Delhi college protested against the molestation of their classmate by an aspiring policeman. Such incidents have made residents of the city sit up and take notice about how safe the city is for women.
Ironically, the study also shows that women living in posh areas are more concerned about their security than those living in the more conservative parts of Delhi.
We look at why the national capital has become such an unsafe place for women and why these women are so insecure of moving around in the city.
The study was conducted based on responses of 630 women selected from different parts of the city areas in the Capital by the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science at the behest of the home ministry's Bureau of Police Research & Development.
