In a startling revelation, a team comprising Evidence, a Madurai-based NGO, has presented comprehensive data indicating a steep rise of 40% in crimes against women in Tamil Nadu.
Addressing a press conference, Evidence executive director A. Kathir said on Friday that SC/ST women and children were the worst sufferers.
A majority of the victims is yet to come out of the shock and undergoing severe psychological trauma.
The study, which was conducted during July-September, has data from 2019 to 2024 (six years) from 26 out of 38 districts.
For the study, the team took 90 cases and it was shocking to note that only in three cases, the accused were convicted. In 98% of the 90 cases, charge-sheets were not yet framed for multiple reasons.
