Delhi Trains Female Unit To Combat Rape

The newly-elected state government of the Indian capital Delhi hopes an all-female volunteer commando unit can form the front line of defense against sexual violence in the country's capital. Members of the unit will be trained by martial arts and military experts, and conduct night patrols in different areas of Delhi, according to The Times of India. The new voluntary unit is the brainchild of 26-year-old Rakhi Birla, Delhi's new Women and Child Welfare Minister and the youngest member of the ...

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