Rail travel unsafe for women at night in Mumbai : Railway Police survey

Mumbai – A survey conducted by the DGP (Railways) office concluded that women are not safe traveling at night by train in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. The DGP office conducted a survey between 1 ^st and 31 ^stMarch to record the experiences, problems, and recommendations of the women travelling on the Mumbai’s suburban section. 3,000 women participated in the online questionnaire consisting of 21 questions available in Marathi, Hindi and English language. Many women said they felt unsafe traveling past 9 p.m., about 28% said they felt unsafe after 10 p.m., 40% stated they felt unsafe after 11 p.m., and 42% said they felt unsafe travelling by the local train after midnight. Many gave their recommendations and opinion about the solutions and means to make suburban local travel safe.

Night train travel unsafe for women in #Mumbai. – Report by the #RailwayPolice.

👉 The Government as well as the Police need to thoroughly introspect, as to why such a situation has risen. Giving a serious thought over it would lead to an effective solution.

👉 The horrifying… pic.twitter.com/UgJZR2pDAn

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) April 7, 2024

Editorial Perspectives

This report should make both the Government and the Police introspect. What has brought us to this situation ? If this problem is thought about seriously, only then an effective solution could be found.