It was in the wake of a devastating incident that took place last year on the night of 17th December which jolted the conciousness of the nation. A rattling case of sexuat assualt was reported and this time the victim was a 23-year-old paramedical student who was brutally raped by six men in a moving bus.
A furor of outrage broke nationwide as this incident exposed the distressed policing and law order situation in the country. When there was still ambiguity over her health and the chances were grim. The abhorrence of this incident shook the nation and made People take the street in many parts of the country demanding quick justice for her and stringent laws dealing with rape cases.
This horrific incident once again ruptured the claims of Delhi police and it scathed the notion of safety that prevails in our civil society. What came as another major blow is the survey that said this case has dented the confidence of working women not just in the areas of National Capital Region (NCR) and Delhi but also in other major cities. The officials in the companies are insisting female to leave offices early on dot, immediately after duty hours following this atmosphere of insecurity.
It started then, when the people demanded a better and stiff law on such charges and no mercy for the guilty. A Justice Verma Committee was set up which completed its report within a time frame of one month adhering to the fact that these crimes cannot be dealt with ease and laid back attitude. The report highlighted few very basic and many (till now) untouched issues involving women rights.
Today, after 3 months of open and closed debates within the Lok Sabha, where a bill was tabled amidst different political will was passed which provides for natural life term or even death for those who commit crimes like rape and stringent punishment for various offences like stalking, voyeurism and acid attacks. According to the centre, this Bill was being brought to plug loopholes in the law and will surely deter heinous crimes which earlier went unaccounted.
To read more about the bill http://bit.ly/147bYeF
