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10 yrs after Nirbhaya case, Delhi still most unsafe; are policies failing?

Delhi has a unique situation where the police report to the central government rather than the state government

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Swati Gandhi New Delhi
Delhi has been ranked India’s most unsafe metro city for women for the third consecutive year, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB’s) latest report, "Crime in India 2021". The report revealed that on an average, two minors were raped every day in the national capital and overall, 1,250 rape cases were reported in 2021.

The data for crime against women comes at a crucial time for two reasons. One, it was released days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address on Independence Day, wherein he urged the citizens to respect women. Two, 2022 marks ten years of the Nirbhaya