REHABILITATION THROUGH LEGAL AWARENESS OF RAPE VICTIM - POLLACHI ISSUE.

Rape, which is one of the most predominantly occurred offence in India, has been on a rapid increase in the recent times. As a law student, it is our duty to make general people aware about the ingredients of rape, its consequences, legal framework and the rights of rape victim. Thus to contribute towards this duty a legal awareness was conducted at Ooty and Pollachi to witness the surroundings from 11/11/19 - 14/11/19. The reason for choosing Pollachi as a target location was the recent rape issue, which shook the whole nation as there were more than 100 victims noted. So, the legal awareness program was conducted with an aim to analyse the safety aspects for women and to make them aware about the rights which are conferred upon them by law. This program was conducted by two eminent faculties of SSL and more than 50 students were found to be a part of such program. In this program, we analyse the security provided by local police officials and also interacted with general public, like street vendors, bystanders, local residents, and passerby by conducting a survey. The survey was conducted by a questionnaire and all students effectively participated in it with great enthusiasm. Students while interacting with the respondents, collected data regarding the security provided by local police, the support they receive from them, and lastly explained them as to how can they approach the court of law, in order to seek justice for rape victims. Upon concluding, it can be stated that the aim of this legal program has been effectively fulfilled and all students were simultaneously acknowledged about the increased number of rape cases and the reality behind

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