{"id":30637,"date":"2013-10-29T17:07:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T11:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=30637"},"modified":"2013-10-29T17:07:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T11:37:24","slug":"guidelines-probing-violence-women-outdated-gill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/guidelines-probing-violence-women-outdated-gill","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines on probing violence against women outdated: Gill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rape.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/parties-divided-over-anti-rape-bill\/rape-4\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/rape.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"225,225\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/rape.jpg?fit=225%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27263\" alt=\"rape\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/rape.jpg?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/rape.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/rape.jpg?resize=80%2C80&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/rape.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Guidelines relating to investigation of violence against women in India are outdated, said former Punjab police chief K.P.S. Gill at a workshop here Monday, adding that constantly stressing on the new anti-rape law would not solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a two-day workshop on &#8220;Improving Women&#8217;s Security in India&#8221; at the Habitat Centre, Gill called for strong and urgent action to stem the rising tide of crimes against women.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He warned that the exclusive emphasis on new legislation and constant clamouring for amendment of existing laws would not solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to mend police procedures, the way the police works&#8221;, he said, pointing out that guidelines relating to investigation of such crimes were outdated and largely ignored, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Noting international norms, techniques and technologies have gone far beyond the systems that persist in India, he said: &#8220;If we have to solve this problem, we have to change our mindsets&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The workshop was jointly organised by the Institute for Conflict Management, which Gill heads as its founding president, and the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&amp;D).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BPR&amp;D Director General Rajan Gupta, who had served under Gill&#8217;s command through the period of terrorism in Punjab, observed, &#8220;Our society gives a very high notional status to women, calling them Shakti, Durga, etc. But the cruelty against them is increasing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He said that the presence of women police personnel should be mandatory in each police station, but added that the mere presence of women would not, in itself, be a guarantee of better responses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>National Crime Records Bureau Director General Shafi Alam noted that there was a general and steep rise in crimes against women over the past decade, but that the rates of conviction were going down.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He noted, moreover, that in 2012, in 98.2 percent of all rape cases registered, the offenders were known to the victim or the victims&#8217; family.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ranjana Kumari, director, Centre of Social Research and a women&#8217;s rights activist, said that laws and procedures designed in 1861 could simply not deal with the complexities of a 21st century crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BPR&amp;D Inspector General Nirmal Kaur noted that despite the presence of women in police, the role of women had not been &#8220;mainstreamed&#8221; with they limited to a small number of tasks, but not considered equal to policemen.<\/p>\n<p>(Source:IANS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guidelines relating to investigation of violence against women in India are outdated, said former Punjab police chief K.P.S. 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