Ranchi, June 2 -- The situation of women's safety in Jharkhand is becoming worrisome and frightening. The incident that happened recently with a tribal teenager from Gumla in the capital Ranchi is a shame on humanity. An innocent girl was kidnapped in broad daylight, then taken to the forest and gang-raped. This is not an isolated incident - it is an example of a system that has completely failed to provide security to the sisters and daughters of the state.

On this inhuman incident, the state spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Rafia Naz, put the Jharkhand government in the dock and said that the women of the state are forced to live in an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. The policies and announcements of the Jharkhand governmen...