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Bengaluru, October 17 (IANS) Leader of opposition in Karnataka Assembly R. Ashok on Friday wrote a letter to the National Commission for Women (NCW), citing the increasing number of sexual attacks on girls in the state and seeking immediate intervention.
He also urged the NCW to immediately send a fact-finding committee to the state.
Ashok said, “Law and order has broken down in Karnataka. In just 4 months, 979 incidents of sexual assault on girls have been reported. More than 114 cases have been reported in Bengaluru alone. Our women and children are living in fear due to the criminal inaction of the Congress-led government.”
Ashok said, “From the brutal rape and murder of a tribal girl in Mysore to the tragic suicide of a librarian due to harassment in Kalaburagi – this is a moral and administrative failure. I have written an urgent letter to the National Commission for Women, seeking immediate intervention. We need a fact-finding team in Karnataka now.”
Ashok said, “The BJP will not sit silent when our sisters and daughters are unsafe. The government must answer for this breakdown and act swiftly to ensure that our women and children are guaranteed safety.”
“As the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, I am writing to you in the most solemn terms, deeply saddened and concerned by the increase in heinous crimes against women and minors across the state. The recent incidents reflect the breakdown of law and order and a worrying decline in the safety of women, children and marginalized communities,” the letter said.
According to official data and media reports, 979 cases of sexual assault and torture against minors have been reported in the last four months across Karnataka. Ashok underlined that there are more than 114 such cases in Bengaluru alone, which shows that the crisis has reached alarming proportions and prevention has completely failed.
“Among the many tragic incidents that have shocked the conscience of the people are: The brutal rape and murder of a teenage girl from the Hakki Pikki nomadic tribal community in Mysuru, who had come from Kalaburagi to sell balloons during the Dussehra festival. This horrific act expresses the insecurity of migrant and tribal families and the complete absence of preventive policing even in high security areas. Allegedly persistent at the workplace Tragic suicide of a female librarian in Kalaburagi after harassment and humiliation. This heart-wrenching episode underlines the growing crisis of women’s safety and respect even in educational and institutional spaces,” Ashok said.
These events, combined with shocking statewide statistics, represent a profound ethical and administrative failure. Women in Karnataka today are forced to live in fear – not because of the law, but because of the lack of it. Ashok criticized, saying that the government’s silence and inaction in the face of such atrocities is unacceptable.
“In this context, I urge the NCW to immediately take suo motu cognizance and initiate action. Form a high-level fact-finding delegation to visit Karnataka – especially Mysuru, Kalaburagi and Bengaluru – to assess the situation on the ground, interact with families of victims and evaluate institutional lapses,” he demanded. He has also asked NCW to seek a comprehensive report from the Karnataka government.
–IANS
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