Ahmedabad: As many as 428 women were raped, 297 were murdered, 1,394 were kidnapped — these were the figures of crime against women in the city as per the State Human Rights Commission report.
“This can be a clear indicator of the status of women in our city and state,” said Mahesh Pandya at a women’s meet held in the city.
The pressures, discriminations and challenges faced by women came to the fore at a meet organized by Anhad in the city.
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