Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

NEED TO RESTORE FAITH IN POLICE

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Women are harassed not only in the night but also in the daytime at home, workplaces, or streets, club etc. A survey has found that the reasons are lack of gender-friendly environmen­t, consumptio­n of alcohol and drugs in the open area, lack of adequate lighting, safe public toilets, sidewalks, lack of effective police service and lack of properly working helpline numbers. Many women have no faith that police can curb harassment . There is an urgent need to solve this problem. Diksha Nainani, a student

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