New Delhi: Taking note of the large number of crimes against women in recent days, Minister of State for Home Affairs RPN Singh, on Wednesday, said there was need to educate children to respect women.
“Humans have become beastly. There are rapes in schools, families. According to reports, 90 percent rapes are done by people who are known to the victim,” Singh said, while replying to supplementaries during question hour in the Rajya Sabha.
“We need to teach our children, our sons to respect women,” the minister said.
The minister also said that government, at different levels, was providing women self-defence training.
“In 2012, 9,790 women have been given self defence training in Delhi. Delhi Police has also organised training programme for women cab drivers,” the minister said.
He said that all states have been asked to recruit at least 33 percent women in the police forces. “Delhi Police will also be recruiting 522 women,” he said.
As per information provided by National Crime Records Bureau, a total number of 2,03,804, 2,13,585 and 2,28,650 cases of atrocities against women were registered in 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively. Singh said that stringent action can be taken under the Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013, which was promulgated in February. (Agencies)