‘IF IMPLEMENTED WELL, IT WILL HELP CURB THE EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING CRIME RATE’

Having lived in Uttar Pradesh, I’m aware how serious the issues of eve-teasing and harassment are (and you really have to live in the state to understand how bad it can really get.) Eve-teasing often leads to molestation, which could eventually lead to communal riots. I remember how my mother used to wait at the door till my sister came back from college. Initially, I didn’t understand why my sister was asked to return home before dark. It was only when I bore the brunt of being stalked and eveteased that I realised how big of an issue it really is. Imagine me, a cisgender male having issues related to safety, I can only imagine how difficult it is for girls. Honestly speaking, if it is implemented well, then it will help to curb the exponentially increasing crime rate against women and men alike, and that’s an important issue to tackle in the state.