more-inThe recommendations for the safety of women and children has raked up an old debate about the factors that lead to crimes against them. The recommendation of the Legislature Committee on Women and Child Safety that pubs, bars, clubs, hotels and eateries should be closed before 11 p.m. has met with mixed reactions. “In many cases, crimes against women are happening in the middle of the day and in their homes. Ashish Kothare, an industry veteran, said statistics would prove that not all crimes against women were happening late at night. Bengaluru ranked ninth among metropolitan cities when it came to crimes against women in the NCRB Crime in India report for 2016.

Source: The Hindu March 23, 2018 16:52 UTC