Ncw Submits Proposal To Govt To Redefine Rape Through Bill

The National Commission For Women (NCW) has asked the UPA government at the centre to frame a legislation to treat incidents of eve-teasing and molestation on par with rape cases. A proposal in this regard has been submitted to the Union government, NCW chairperson Girija Vyas said in Varanasi on Monday "A proposal has been made to redefine rape and to treat cases of eve-teasing and molestation with equal sensitivity," Vyas told reporters in Varanasi. Flaying the state machinery for being apathetic towards complaints from women, Vyas said that she was shocked to find that despite having a woman chief minister, Uttar Pradesh was ahead of other states in instances of crime against women. "We received 7,000 complaints from the women of UP only in 2007-08, out of them 430 were cases of rape, which should have been dealt with strictly as per the provisions of the IPC," Vyas said. "Recurrence of rape cases like the sensational gang-rape with an MBA student in Noida is the result of the same apathy," she claimed. Vyas asked Mayawati to apply the rules as proposed in the bill submitted by the commission in the state. "Regular training of police, recording of statement under section 164 and medical examination of victim within 24 hours, immediate registration of case, forwarding acute cases like rape with child girl or old age women to fast track courts and rehabilitation home for victims have also been proposed in this bill," Vyas said.

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