 "Sexual harassment, harassment")
The alleged gang-rape of a minor Dalit girl in Lucknow has yet again trained the spotlight on the growing incidents of violence against females of the community. In 2023, the share of rape incidents against Scheduled Castes (SCs) women in overall incidents was over 14 per cent. Overall, 57,766 cases of atrocities against the SCs were reported in 2023, the highest in the last three decades.
The total number of rape cases against SC women has shown a worrying upward trend over the years from 2,541 cases in 2016 to 4,214 cases in 2023. The share of rape incidents
