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A host of reasons are normally cited, depending on who you ask. A top police official told the NDTV television channel that the rising figures reflected growing women empowerment. They are better educated and informed and they are more prone to register cases than ever before, he said. What the official, however, conveniently overlooked was poor policing and abysmal conviction rate that allows rapists often a free run.
Bus attack highlights India’s rape epidemic - Features - Al Jazeera English