Bangalore no longer safe for women, assaults on women on the rise

The vicious attack on a thirty two year Bangalore resident by a number of waiters at a bar in the city is shocking indeed, considering the fact that the brutal assault was orchestrated by the waiters of a bar in the BTM locality of Bangalore as the lady protested when the goons tried to peep inside the washroom where she had gone to relieve herself.  The heinous attack on the hapless lady bears testimony to the fact that Bangalore is no longer a safe place for women since those who venture at night are often regarded by the miscreants as soft targets for sexual abuse. The spiralling incidents of crimes against women in Bangalore is a matter of great concern and needs to be condemned in the most strongest of terms.Until a few years ago Bangalore was considered as a secure and safe place for women where they could roam about freely without any hindrance although a few stray cases of attacks on women were reported. The city cops too played a vital role in ensuring the safety of women on the roads. But a spate of violent incidents against hapless women by rogue elements in the city has raised serious doubts about the ability of the city police force to safeguard the interests of women. The thirty two year old Bangalore resident who was severely beaten up by the waiters of the bar at BTM locality received serious injuries on her eyes and the thrashing by the goons resulted in a hairline fracture in her cheek bone. Her male companion was also not spared and the force with which miscreants targetted him left him with a broken thumb. If such violent actions against women and the public at large continue unabated Bangalore is likely to be labelled as city of great notoriety. It is high time that the city police take firm action against the perpetrators of such horrific crimes so that such actions against vulnerable sections of the society are prevented in future.Unless and until the police are firm in dealing with such issues, violence against women will continue to rise and put more such women at risk of being assaulted and abused by elements whose social presence can endanger public life.

ANJISHNU BISWAS