Is there any law against eve teasing?

Legal redress Although Indian law does not use the term Eve teasing, victims earlier usually seek recourse through Section 294 of the Indian Penal Code, which sentences a man found guilty of making a girl or woman the target of obscene gestures, remarks, songs or recitation to a maximum jail sentence of three months.

What are consequences of Eve teasing?

Perceived consequences of eve teasing included tight restrictions on girls’ mobility, inability to attend school or work, girls being blamed, and causing family problems. FGD participants suggested that eve teasing can lead to depression and suicide.

How do I file a complaint against eve teasing?

Eve-teasing victims can now make anonymous complaints

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4. Grievance Officer: Deepak Ajwani.
5. Email: [email protected].

How do I get rid of Eve teasing?

Leave the pepper spray behind and use these five self-defense tips to handle eve-teasers.

1. Keep alert. It is imperative to always be aware of your surroundings when you are travelling alone, be it day or night.
2. Raise the alarm.
3. Body language.
4. Use public transport.
5. Dress appropriately.

How do you protect yourself from eve teasing?

Routine precautions to avoid eve teasing

1. Whenever possible, avoid travelling alone.
2. Avoid very crowded buses.
3. Avoid walking alone in dark alleys.
4. Avoid motor bikes by walking on the sidewalks.
5. When walking alone, make sure to cross the street to avoid groups of men.
6. Travel in the college bus or ladies special.

Who is responsible for eve teasing?

A woman ‘model’, who had taken to twitter to narrate her ordeal of two persons allegedly trying to pull her skirt on an Indore road, today said the attitude of some people in the society towards the women’s way of dressing is responsible for growing incidents of eve-teasing.

What are the reasons for eve teasing?

The overall causes of eve teasing are mentioned very easily below: i) The acute attraction to the opposite sex and women deem as goods and objects of consumption; ii) The decadence of social values and lack of proper family and moral education; iii) The misuse of technology; iv) The unemployment and desperation; v) The …

How common is eve teasing?

Although studies are sparse and measurement methods vary, ‘eve teasing’ is thought to be very common with 50% to 100% of women reporting victimization.

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