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The fact that the machinery of government to curb the atrocities of women
THE FAILURE OF THE MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT
TO STOP ATROCITIES AGAINST WOMEN
– Al-
K. Akshay Kumar
LLM,
LD (SP & CM)
NALSAR and IIRM.
"Hunger is not just malnutrition. Hunger is a violation, sexual abuse, alcoholism, female infanticide and foetacide dowry "
– Mohini Giri
Former national president
Commission for Women.
At a time when Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and in particular, is attracting hundreds of women software professionals across the country, the state has earned the dubious honor of crime against the fair sex.
The latest national crime statistics agency records (NCRB) for 2007 reveals a telling story of increasing crimes against women in the state, more than any other part of the country. Of the 1,85,312 crimes against women throughout the country in 2007, 24,738 cases, or 13.3 percent reported in Andhra Pradesh.
Even more disturbing statistics Hyderabad and its surroundings. A comparison of crimes against women in 35 cities around the country shows that Hyderabad is second only next to Delhi. While 4,331 cases (17.5 percent) occurred in Delhi, Hyderabad was second with 1,931 cases (7.8 percent). Vijaywada exceeded the number of eve-teasing cases accounting for 11.3 percent of all cases in the country.
"If the police is strict in the treatment of offenders, things have not reached that point. One reason why there are more crimes against women that the police do not deal with offenders firmly, "says G. Sucharitha, associate director, gender programming, Center for global solidarity.
Interestingly, Andhra Pradesh, which has 7.2 percent of the population of the country has reported a 13.3 percent of cases of crimes against women, while uttarpradesh, which has 16.6 percent of the population, reported by 11.3 percent, or 20,993 cases.
According NCRB figures, crimes against women in general in the country have been increasing every year. In 2003, there were 1,40,601 cases in 2004 – 1,54,333 cases in 2005 – 1,55,553 cases and in 2006 there were 1,64,765 cases.
Another worrying trend is that the crime rate has risen against women. While the overall rate of crimes against women increased slightly from 14.7 percent in 2006 to 16.3 percent in 2007 from Andhra Pradesh, in particular, has been bad.
The crime rate against women increased by 30.3 in Andhra Pradesh, which is almost that of Tripura at 30.7 percent is at the top.
"The women of Andhra Pradesh are insecure because the government is not sincere in ensuring their protection," said the woman activist Siddiqui Noorjehan rights.
What made the situation more difficult in Andhra Pradesh, was the fact that Andhra Pradesh women commission has been without a president since he was caught on camera in September 2007, allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs.50, 000 to help a victim of women.
In 2007, Andhra Pradesh had the dubious distinction to be ranked fourth worst with regard to atrocities against Dalits. According to the NCRB, 3,383 cases were reported in the state of which 46 were cases of murder and 105 were rape.
According to statistics published by some newspapers of criminal attacks, husband and laws on harassment and violence OTEP held in five states during 2007 years. Especially Andhra Pradesh has the number of employed in a range harassment of women. I produce these statistics published.
According to the report published by the NCRB for the year2007 cases in: –
(1) dowry deaths:
The state of Uttar Pradesh-2076, Bihar-1172, Madhya Pradesh-742; Andhra Pradesh-613.
(2) The abduction:
Uttar Pradesh – 4478, Bihar – 2530, Rajasthan – 2177;
Andhra Pradesh – 2097.
(3) immoral behavior:
Madhya Pradesh – 6772, Andhra Pradesh – 4406.
(4) husband and harassment laws:
Andhra Pradesh – 11335; Bengal – 9900, Rajasthan – 8170;
Uttar Pradesh – 7650, Maharashtra – 7356.
(5) sexual harassment:
Uttar Pradesh – 2714, Andhra Pradesh – 2411; Maharashtra – 984, Tamil Nadu – 852, Madhya Pradesh – 762.
The total number of cases on the Women subjected to violence during 2007 in five states is 79,147.
Apart from this newspaper on crimes against women such as sexual harassment of her husband, and the laws of harassment, unethical behavior, dowry death, rape, sexual abuse, kidnapping and kidnapping, the new crime known as acid attacks on women are increasing these days. "The reason for the increase in acid attacks can be sexual jealousy, factional fighting, harassment for dowry, the rejection of the proposal of love or marriage "as told by the president of the state commission B. Human rights Subhash Ramos and member E. Ismail said the acid attacks had become endemic in most cases the victims were women.
Taking the statistics of Andhra Pradesh with respect to the brutal violence against women and the search computer and paper news reports:
(1) The name subhani 10/29/1999 attacked one a student by name Mrs. Laxmi Prasanna JJC College of Guntur and separated from the head with a sharp knife in her classroom in the negative to accept his love. He was jailed for life.
(2) On 21/06/2004 at Vijaywada one name srilaxmi Manohar dead in his classroom for the same reason. She was doing her MCA.
(3) The 08/10/2005 in Karimnagar by name Madhu killed a student in 7 th class giving Mamatha poison for his refusal.
(4) On 23/09/2005 at karimnagardistrict one in the name of Gangadhar killed a girl of 15 years for his refusal.
(5) On 06/21/2006 the capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, Singh Kanniah one name cut off the head of a Talwar Rani (knife) to his parents established her marriage to another man.
(6) The one by name 11/2/2007 Chandrasekar Laxmi Sujatha dead a television newsreader in Vijaywada for refusing to marry him.
(7) On 19.2.2007 one by name T. Ramesh Parvatamma killed a woman of eighteen years his parents settled her marriage with another man.
(8) On 04/07/2007 at district chitoor [gottugallu people of China] to name a Krishna muni Rajitha a student attacked things with the lawn mower.
(9) On 18.07.2008 in the city named a Khamman M. Pasha cut throat S. Sumera (18) with the knife for the same reason.
(10) On 04.09.2008, one by Sandeep name meenakumari attacked an engineering student with a knife.
(11) On 12/27/2007, Ayesha Meera (19) was raped and murdered in her hostel ibrahimpatnam of Vijaywada.
(12) In November 2007, a university professor in Srikakulam district threw acid on BSC students last year to reject its innuendo.
(13) In April 2008, in Kurnool scorned lover attacked an intermediate student with a knife.
(14) In April2008, an engineering student in Vijaywada slit the throat of his college teammate after she rejected his love.
(15) Actress Bhargavi next Ashta 'Chamma fame' was stabbed to death by her partner Praveen Kumar who then committed suicide in December2008.
(16) The 13 – 12-2008 k. swapnika and t. Praneeth were attacked with acid by the former lover and his friends rejected. They were shot dead by police in Warangal.
(17) On 21/04/2009, a businessman and an independent candidate dash of acid in the additional district judge session, causing him minor injuries from burns.
(18) On 01.01.2009, in the village of West Godavari chagallu in a worker agriculture suffered serious injuries when his wife allegedly threw acid on him.
(19) On 17/06/2009, in Guntur, a sknabi, threw lakshmanma devineni acid. The bottle missed her, but the content fell upon her and two other women and Lakshmi Balika anjamma tripatamma resulting injuries mild.
(20) On 20/06/2009, in Guntur, Basha, threw acid on Padma. The defendant said was his lover.
(21) On 20/06/2009, in Guntur, a Jangala Venkateswara Rao, 38, from Prakasham Darsi was taken to government hospital for burns acid. He was attacked by three of his known rival.
(22) 28/06/2009, in the village of Guntur town guttikonda was a M.venkataramanamma injured in acid attack.
(23) On 07.01.2009, at Bapatla, a middle schooler Jhansi consume a pesticide with her lover Icumarthy Veerendra, a photographer died while receiving treatment at Guntur General Hospital.
(24) On 02/07/2009, in Guntur, a farmer attacked his wife and daughter of two years for throwing acid on them.
(25) On 26/06/2009, in Hyderabad, a vinod (28) Reshma stabbed to reject their proposals even though he made several requests and stabbed his mother who rushed to rescue her daughter.
(26) On 02/07/2009, in Hyderabad, a student sudhakar branch of electronics and communications student attacked a branch of computer science from the Polytechnic University RDT meerpet with a sickle wounded his seriousness.
(27) On 02.07.2009, in Hyderabad, a m.shravan Kumar, a sophomore middle was his court Nail and drawn by four of his classmates because he was a friend of a high school student. The incident took place at Sri Chaitanya Junior College bachupally campus.
(28) On 02/07/2009, at mylavaram mandal in Krishna district, two police officers were arrested after a complaint by a woman that they and their friends repeatedly raped after blackmail cell phone clips.
(29) On 07.05.2009, in Tirupati, a peddireddi (50) attacked prameela (45) and his son Venkatesh (7) with a blade inficting gashes in their throats.
(30) On 08.07.2009, in nandyal (Kurnool), one alias Suchitra bujji China attacked a girl with a knife to reject his love.
(31) On 07.09.2009, in Karimnagar a home guard Buky Bharati woman (32) was found murdered in his rented house. Police found his decomposing body in his throat cut.
(32) On 10.07.2009, in Guntur, a guard house palaparthy Ramesh (30) poured kerosene from a woman and tried to set her on fire in the village of anguluru, puru mandal in Guntur district. The victim suffered burns to 70%.
(33) On 07.11.2009, at Vizianagaram , The IC, which was upset when the complainant was a senior, apparently she leaned up severely. The author was m.padmavathi kanapaka area.
(34) A, uma kala Chandra was allegedly burnt by her husband, Venugopal and the law and gave no money to buy gas cylinder.
(35) On 09/07/2009 at Tirupati, a source of 19-year-old daily wage of the area in Tirupati bairagipetteda filed a complaint with the police that three of its uncles had sexually exploited her during the last months.
(36) The recently a father and son duo, two judges, were arrested in a case of dowry.
(37) in Hyderabad, Radhika Agarwal, the daughter-in-law of an influential businessman committed suicide after harassment mlagarwal dowry.
These are the few cases highlighted in the newspapers. There are many cases violence against women go unreported.
While human rights activists allege lack of policing, police complain about the lack of manpower and increase in crime throughout the state, as well as extremists and terrorists like problems.even blame game continues, no end to atrocities against women in a state where women are now the interior minister.
As the electronic search, news of Press Trust of India, Monday to mar02, 2009:
Acid attack: center not reach a clear position:
the center on Monday failed to reach a position clear Supreme Court on the question of the elaboration of new legislation or amendments to existing ones to cope with acid attacks, which are increasing, as a specific crime.
When the matter came to hearing before the bench headed by Chief Justice KGBalakrishnan, it was reported that the center has not filed affidavit on the petition.
The court was hearing a prospectus filed Laxmi in 2006 by a Delhi-based girl children whose arms, face and other parts of the body was disfigured in an acid attack.
Laxmi through of counsel Aparna Bhat, has sought to develop new laws or amending the existing criminal law like IPC, Indian evidence act and the Code of Procedure To address criminal offense and has also sought compensation has not yet been provided.
The court during an earlier hearing had expressed his displeasure at the reluctance of the State to compensate a victim of acid attack and has described the act as "worse than murder"
When the case was heard last dec18 2008 the council had drawn the attention of the court that the incident of acid attack on two college girls in Andhra Pradesh to strengthen the argument for banning the free sale of acid has become an offensive weapon.
"The prohibition of acid-free sales and a law to regulate and restrict their sale must be considered, "Bhat had argued.
The center, which also asked to consider a law similar to that of Bangladesh to regulate and restrict the sale of acid to test its use as a weapon, had said that measure would not be a practice and would result in "Inspector Raj"
"Center said suggessions to add a new article IPC 326th then the current Article 326, also became "- she had said.
At the hearing on April 28 last year the court had said that the center was not "serious" in the development of new legislation to deal with incidents of acid attacks had increased manifold in recent years.
In Shivpuri, feb20, raj (22), Nidhi addressed and friends jyothi and bid on a roundabout in the heart of the city Shivpuri on Wednesday and threw sulfuric acid, leaving her with severe burns.
The national women's commission and the Law Commission has recommended tougher laws to curb acid attacks. A bill by the panel of women has suggested a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for acid attacks and cause deformity or disability.
The prevention of crime (by acid) Bill 2008 has also proposed that the center board must represent a victim of acid attack and the national health authority to control how states to help the victims get prompt medical treatment and counseling.
Any boxes victim's death, a legal heir would to approach the table. The Board reviewed the request prima facie case of release and met a provisional amount of Rs. 5lakhs victim fund within 30 days appeal. The board may release to another Rs. 35 lakhs to the victim for medical and legal costs against the bill the product.
The project law, however, is caught in a bureaucratic maze and is not likely to see the light of day before.
The Law Commission has suggested yearjail least 10 and a maximum term of life imprisonment.
In December2008, a bench of the Supreme Court had rejected a ruling Bombay High court reduced the sentence mallipatil sangramappa mallappa to a mere 35 days after three years of imprisonment ordered by the court.
The apex court objected to the high court decision that showed mercy to a defendant acid attack.
In Bangalore, in april20, life Haseena 1999.19 years of age has changed forever, when Jose Rodriguez decided to avenge Haseena rejection of his offer of a job for throwing two liters of concentrated sulfuric acid on it.
In August 2006, the Karnataka High Court sentenced the offender to life imprisonment. Asked to pay Rs.2 lakhs as compensation to the victim. The division bench comprising Justice and Justice Subhash B. SRBannurmath Adi said, "One would shudder to look at the damaged face. "Haseena said he could not walk the streets and had therefore become a prisoner in his house." The court said that "no Could a blind eye to the growing trend of young people and unpleasant to use any such substance, corrosive acid, causing not only severe physical damage, but also the mental trauma the victims. "If the victim survives acid, is only a grotesque disfigured person, with meat wholives devastated and suffers from a fate worse than death, the bank said.
He also directed the state government to provide special aid quickly and rehabilitation of victims of acid attacks. Took note of the fact that restorative surgeries cost a fortune, and were not accessible to ordinary people.
Following an outbreak of acid attacks on women, the commission of Andhra Pradesh, State of Human Rights has recommended to the to introduce a specific provision in the Indian Penal Code to deal with such crimes with an iron fist and to present a bill.
A CDHS order issued suo motto case ina taken by its chairman B. Subhash Reddy and member E. Ismail said the acid attacks had become endemic in most cases the victim s were women.
Referring to the recent acid attack on two married women only because they rejected the advances Two men, order, said "there is no specific provision in the Indian Penal Code is acid attack. Due to the outbreak of such crimes, is not a need to address these crimes with an iron hand by introducing a specific provision in the IPC, which can act as a deterrent "
Noting that these cases were being tried under sec.326 of the Indian Penal Code, said the order of introduction of a specifically that it was essential and that both the union and the state government could legislate.
The commission recommended the state government to sec.326 incorporated in the IPC-A by introducing a bill.
The only requirement is to seek presidential approval after Assembly and Legislative Council approved the amended plan. It directed the Principal Secretary (Home) to take action by placing the matter before the authorities.
According to news paper report of victims of acid attacks have asked the state government for an ordinance immediately to prevent acid attack deaths in women.
Although the state government has announced that a separate act of state in the next assembly session to prevent acid attacks the line of prevention of attacks (acid), 2008, victims of acid attacks insisted in a quick Ordinance make the non-bailable offense, and incorporate measures to control the sale of acid.
Ms.Anuradha, one of the victim the acid attack, said: "I have been suffering for 13 years. There were 10 surgeries done for me. They still need 20 more. I fought in court Supreme against the state government had said that the attack in a public place is not your concern. An ordinance should be presented
The Interior Minister Ms.Sabita Indra Reddy said that Andhra Pradesh is the first state to respond to the proposal from the center of acid attacks crime prevention bill. He added that the state government would control the sales acd.
Shortly after the announcement of the state government to submit a separate State action to prevent acid attack on 14 July, police arrested a youth sudhakar tiruchanur (19) for threatening to throw acid Manjula schoolgirl (15) if she rejected his love.
Atleast now the state government must act soon to stop the atrocities of women by enacting a separate state to prevent acid attack and the incorporation of sec.326-A in the CPI and by regulating the sale of acid in the state. The law enforcement also must perform their duties properly inorder to curb atrocities against women.
Despite constitutional guarantees everyone equal Indian woman} {Art 14, the non-discrimination by state {Art 15 (1)}. It allows for a special provision to be made by the State in favor of women and children {Art 15 (3)}, to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women {Art.51 (A) (e)} and special laws for women only as Dowry Prohibition Act and domestic violence, violence against women is increasing dramatically in Andhra Pradesh.
It is now when the whole machinery of government of Andhra Pradesh to take action to stop atrocities against women, taking all steps necessary to stop atrocities against women in particular, most acid attacks, which originated in schools. The university authorities should strictly implement the rules mentioned in "prohibition of Andhra Pradesh of hazing in all educational institutions of the Rules 2002" to have control over this threat.
No leniency should be given to criminals who do such criminal acts, because the attitude of the criminals is like the devil and the government, either state or central are the avatars stop their acts of adoption of appropriate legislation and the imposition of the death penalty who was found guilty.
The Preventive measures:
1) uniform dress code shall be submitted levels of the university also for you alls students of the institution.
2) junior and senior students of the university time to be so fixed that they could not know at the time of the university.
3) parents should care for their children
4) University authorities should warn students if they are convicted and to report to their parents and what measures could be taken to such an act.
5) in coeducation strict discipline must be maintained. Any misconduct by any student should be punished according to law.
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