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 i
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