Surveillance for Safety? Indian Authorities Slammed for Proposing Tracking of Women, Not Criminals
In 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) of India reported that an average of 1,111 cases of crimes against women were recorded per day, with over 400,000 cases registered that year. The latest government data released in September 2020 noted that 2019 witnessed a seven percent rise in crime against Indian women from 2018.