Some facts and figures of eve teasing in india

Eve Teasing In India – Some Facts And Figures

I goggled eve teasing and found many hits. Some thought provoking and shocking facts and figures about eve teasing in India are as follows:

# the expression eve teasing is Indian in origin. You won’t find it in most of the dictionaries. Native speakers of English do not use it.

# Studies show that 32 percent of the eve teasers are students, 35 percent are anti socials while the remaining 33 percent are middle aged men.

# the number of registered cases of sexual crimes against women in India increases from 67, 072 in 1988 to 84000 in 1993.In 1995 alone, more than 25000 cases of molestation and 12000 cases of rape were reported in the capital city of New Delhi. It is estimated that well over 80 percent of the sexual crimes go unreported. For example, 7643 of the 50000 estimated instances of violence against women were reported to the police even in Kerala, a south Indian state with the highest women literacy rate.

# An increasingly large number of college going women taking public transportation in Delhi have resorted to carrying pins, pen knives , and even daggers as a deterrent . Others have taken self defense classes.

# a recent survey revealed that approximately 90 percent of college women in New Delhi have experienced sexual harassment in some shape or form. Yet, it is estimated that only about 1 in 10000 eve teasing occurrences are reported to the police.

# 98 percent of the women have stated that sexual harassment on roads has affected their personal or academic development in one way or the other.

These facts may appear untrue and horrifying but they clearly show the plight of women in India. The condition is deteriorating every day. It is high time, therefore, that we include eve teasing as a Tort under a new head of liability and curb this heinous practice.