22-year-old college girl threatened with gang-rape

Gururgam: A 22-year-old girl who is pursuing a Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) programme and is residing as a tenant in Palam Vihar area was given a phone call by unidentified users and was threatned with gang-rape.

A case has been registered with the district police station and the police have begun their investigation into the matter.

While there has been a sharp increase in crime against women in the form of molestation, stalking and physical assault, in a worrying trend this upward trend in crime against women is witnessed not only on city streets but also on digital media.

The number of complaints relating to sexual harassment of women online has risen over by 40 per cent, compared to the previous year. While in 2016, there were over 200 such cases registered by the cyber crime police, over 330 cases were reported in 2017.

While this form of cyber crime is a new phenomenon, most of the criminals get emboldened by the fact that there is still no strict law that enables the officials to penalise them.