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A series of recent incidents highlight the daily risks women experience in India's cities:
  • A girl is raped on a suburban train in Mumbai and five men are unwilling to stop the rapist.
  • A girl is molested outside a cinema in Chennai and the public watches, not helping the overpowered policeman.
  • A girl is kidnapped and raped in a moving vehicle in one of Delhi's busiest areas.

    As more and more Indian women break out of the shackles that bind them to their homes, seeking opportunities in the world outside, crimes against women -- from murder and rape down to eve teasing and sexual harassment -- are on the rise, especially in metropolitan cities.

    If crime against women is on the rise, worse is the growing apathy of society at large, which appears increasingly obsessed with itself, indifferent to the plight of fellow citizens.

    If women today can be attacked in public spaces, can they ever venture out without fear in the very cities that afford them the best opportunities?

    rediff.com takes a look at how safe India's metropolitan cities are for women.

    Bangalore: At risk at home

    Chennai: No longer a safe city

    Delhi: 'Lacking a culture that respects women'

    Kolkata: Safe streets, unsafe offices

    Mumbai: Citizen's indifference is the problem



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