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India records close 4.5 lakh crimes against women in 2023: NCRB report

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The figures compiled from police records across states and union territories indicate a national crime rate of 66.2 incidents per lakh female population, based on mid-year projected female population estimates of 6,770 lakh. The overall chargesheeting rate for these cases stood at 77.6 percent in 2023.

Among states, Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of cases at 66,381, followed by Maharashtra at 47,101, Rajasthan at 45,450, West Bengal at 34,691, and Madhya Pradesh at 32,342. In terms of crime rate per lakh female population, Telangana led with 124.9, ahead of Rajasthan at 114.8, Odisha at 112.4, Haryana at 110.3, and Kerala at 86.1.

Cruelty by husband or relatives under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) accounted for the largest share with 133,676 cases and a rate of 19.7. Kidnapping and abduction of women followed with 88,605 cases and a rate of 13.1. Assault on women with intent to outrage modesty was recorded in 83,891 cases at a rate of 12.4, while rape cases stood at 29,670 with a rate of 4.4.

Dowry deaths totalled 6,156 cases (rate of 0.9), abetment to suicide had 4,825 cases (rate of 0.7), and insult to modesty accounted for 8,823 cases (rate of 1.3).

Rape cases included 28,821 incidents involving women aged 18 and above, and 849 involving girls below 18. Attempts to commit rape numbered 2,796 cases, and acid attacks were reported in 113 cases.

Under Special and Local Laws (SLL), crimes against women totalled 87,850 cases. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, saw 15,489 cases, while the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956, recorded 1,788 cases involving women victims. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, had 632 cases. There were 31 cases lodged under the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, and under the POCSO Act, there were 40,046 cases for child rape, 22,149 for sexual assault, 2,778 for sexual harassment, 698 for using a child for pornography, and 513 for other provisions of the law.

Police disposal statistics revealed that 185,961 cases were pending investigation from previous years. Additionally, 448,211 new cases were registered and 987 transferred, totalling 635,159 cases. Of these, 182,219 were chargesheeted, yielding a chargesheeting rate of 77.6 percent. Pendency stood at 182,219 cases or 28.7 percent.

Court disposal data showed 2,184,756 cases were pending trial from prior years, along with 350,937 new cases and 6,276 reopened, totalling 2,535,693 cases. Pendency at courts reached 2,303,657 cases, or 90.8 percent.

In 2023, a total of 667,940 persons were arrested for crimes against women, comprising 587,441 males, 80,490 females, and nine transgender persons.

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Mumbai: Women Doctors Raising Sexual Harassment Complaints At Nair Hospital Being Silenced, Supriya Sule’s Big Charge

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**Mumbai: Women Doctors at Nair Hospital Allege Silencing Amid Sexual Harassment Complaints**

Member of Parliament and NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule has raised concerns over the treatment of women doctors at Mumbai’s civic-run Nair Hospital who have reported sexual harassment. Speaking on Friday, Sule stated that these women are being silenced despite their repeated requests to be heard. She urged government authorities to take urgent action, emphasizing that the issue severely jeopardizes women’s safety.

“Despite them requesting to be heard, government authorities are turning a blind eye to this entire issue. We demand urgent action now, it is gravely jeopardising women’s safety,” Sule wrote in her post on X.

### Rising Complaints Against a Suspended Assistant Professor

The issue came into sharper focus during a hearing held on Thursday, where several more female students stepped forward to lodge complaints against a suspended assistant professor from BYL Nair Hospital. To date, approximately 10 complaints have been officially filed against the professor.

According to a report by Hindustan Times, the hearing was organized following a directive from the Additional Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The session was conducted by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) and Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee at the Workplace, under the Savitribai Phule Women’s Resource Centre.

### What Is the Nair Hospital Case?

The case originated when a female student studying at Bai Yamunabai Laxman (BYL) Nair Hospital and Medical College, located in Mumbai Central, filed an official complaint accusing an associate professor of inappropriate conduct and sexual harassment. The hospital’s internal Sexual Harassment Prevention Committee initially examined these allegations.

Earlier this month, the Dean of Nair Hospital disclosed that the internal complaints committee had informed him about the sexual harassment case on April 12. Following the investigation, the professor was removed from all academic activities by the first week of June.

On September 15, the BMC officially announced that the professor had been suspended following the multiple sexual harassment complaints. Subsequently, the case was escalated to the Municipal Headquarters’ Complaint Committee under the Savitribai Phule Women’s Resource Center for further action.

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This growing controversy has highlighted the urgent need for more robust mechanisms to ensure the safety and dignity of women in educational and healthcare institutions. Authorities and stakeholders continue to face pressure to address the issue transparently and swiftly.
https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-women-doctors-nair-hospital-silenced-on-complaints-over-sexual-harassment-says-mp-supriya-sule

Brigitte Macron to provide ‘scientific’ gender evidence in US lawsuit

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Photos of Brigitte Macron, wife of the French president, could be presented in court as part of the defamation case brought by the Macrons against US right-wing influencer Candace Owens.

The couple has filed a 22-count lawsuit in the US state of Delaware, accusing Owens of knowingly spreading false claims, including the assertion that Brigitte Macron was born a man.

“We’re going to have the two testimonies of the two plaintiffs. There will be expert testimony that will come out that will be scientific in nature and will also demonstrate the falsity of the statements,” Macrons’ lawyer Tom Clare told the BBC on Thursday.

The lawsuit describes the Macrons as victims of a global humiliation campaign that is invasive, dehumanising, and deeply unjust.

However, Owens has stood by her remarks even after the lawsuit was filed.
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