A 13-member special task force headed by Union Home Secretary was constituted on 1 January 2013 to look into safety issues of women in Delhi and review the functioning of the city police on a fortnightly basis.
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013 was promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee, on 3 February 2013 which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.The Ordinance provides for death penalty in extreme case of rape.
But the nation is still not safe for women. On 22 August 2013, a 22-year-old a photojournalist became the target of rapists in Mumbai.The rape case has triggered protest in MumbaI but the question remains the same -- Can these protests help in making the nation a safe living place for women?
But this gangrape is not an isolated case. Gangrapes and murders of victims continue to take place throughout the country, and the National Crime Records Bureau staistics vouch for this assertion.
