In her two letters, Maliwal, who was handpicked by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for the post, raised the issue of the brutal murder of 19-year-old Meenakshi in Anand Parbat area last month and said the incident which has “shamed” Delhi is not just the murder of an individual but reflects the failure of the entire system and society. “In light of the Meenakshi murder case and the increasing rate of crimes against women in the state, we wish to undertake a study on women’s safety in Delhi and come up with recommendations for the Central, state governments and Delhi Police.
“For this we will be taking Anand Parbat as a pilot area and would request you to provide us with the details of all complaints received by the police station here,” it said.
Maliwal also sought information on the number of complaints of crime against women and girls including rape, molestation and sexual harassment the city. She also sought information on total strength (rank-wise) of the police force in Delhi, out of this, number of women in police and list of police stations in which highest number of complaints of crimes against women has been reported in 2014-15.