Women hold placards and shout slogans during a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in Mumbai, India December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas 

Protestors wearing blindfolds take part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Protestors wearing blindfolds take part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A protestor wearing a blindfold takes part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

A protestor wearing a blindfold takes part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Protestors wearing blindfolds take part in a protest in solidarity with rape victims and to oppose violence against women in India, in New Delhi, India December 7, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Women shout slogans during a protest march demanding to vote and reject the current environment of hate and violence in the country, in New Delhi, India, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Women shout slogans as they hold during a protest march demanding to vote and reject the current environment of hate and violence in the country, in New Delhi, India, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Women hold placards as they take part in a protest march demanding to vote and reject the current environment of hate and violence in the country, in New Delhi, India, April 4, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi 

Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing protest against the Kerala state government for allowing women to defy an ancient ban and enter the Sabarimala temple and the increasing violence against its party workers, in New Delhi, India, January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing scuffle with police as they protest against the Kerala state government for allowing women to defy an ancient ban and enter the Sabarimala temple and the increasing violence against its party workers, in New Delhi, India, January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Supporters of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing protest against the Kerala state government for allowing women to defy an ancient ban and enter the Sabarimala temple and the increasing violence against its party workers, in New Delhi, India, January 6, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

Women shout slogans during a protest against the government and police forces after at least nine people were killed when police fired at protesters calling for the closure of a Vedanta Resources-controlled copper smelter in Thootukudi, in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, in Chennai, India, May 22, 2018. REUTERS/P.Ravikumar 

Map, charts showing the number of cases registered under crime against women in 2015. 

Relatives of Irfan Ahmed, who according to local media died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by security forces, mourn his death in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Relatives of Irfan Ahmed, who according to local media died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by security forces, mourn his death in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Relatives of Irfan Ahmed, who according to local media died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by security forces, mourn his death in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Relatives of Irfan Ahmed, who according to local media died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by security forces, mourn his death in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Relatives of Irfan Ahmed, who according to local media died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by security forces, mourn his death in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Women take part in a demonstration after a night of clashes between protesters and security forces in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 21, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Women in canoes collect weeds on Dal lake in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 20, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Women in Srinagar take part in a demonstration against the recent killings in the region as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Women in Srinagar watch a demonstration against the recent killings in the region as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Women wash the street outside their house in Srinagar as security forces patrol during a curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Two women and a girl make their way along a street littered with rocks thrown by protestors in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Two women and a girl make their way along a street littered with rocks thrown by protestors in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Women leave a hospital in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir August 19, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Women attend a demonstration in Srinagar against the killing of English lecturer, Shabir Ahmad, whom they say was killed by members of the security forces following weeks of violence in Kashmir August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

Women peer from a house on a deserted street in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton 

Local residents fight to collect free drinking water from municipal corporation tanker on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India June 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Students and a women police officer (C) dance as they take part in "One Billion Rising" campaign on a street in Chandigarh, India, February 2, 2016. One Billion Rising is a global coordinated campaign aimed to call for an end to violence against women and girls, according to its organisers. REUTERS/Ajay Verma 

Students cheer as they take part in "One Billion Rising" campaign in a street in Chandigarh, India, February 2, 2016. One Billion Rising is a global coordinated campaign aimed to call for an end to violence against women and girls, according to its organisers. REUTERS/Ajay Verma 

Visitors cross a road near the illuminated India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, November 25, 2015. The India Gate was illuminated in Orange on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, according to a media release issued by the organisers. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee 

The illuminated India Gate war memorial is pictured in New Delhi, India, November 25, 2015. The India Gate was illuminated in Orange on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, according to a media release issued by the organisers. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee 

Visitors gather around the illuminated India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, November 25, 2015. The India Gate was illuminated in Orange on Wednesday to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, according to a media release issued by the organisers. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee 

Martina Hingis (R) of Switzerland and Sania Mirza (L) of India hit a return to Garbine Muguruza of Spain and compatriot Carla Suarez Navarro during their women's doubles finals tennis match of the WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium November 1, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Sania Mirza of India (R) and Martina Hingis of Switzerland slap hands after defeating Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the women's doubles final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 13, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Sania Mirza of India (R) and Martina Hingis of Switzerland slap hands after defeating Casey Dellacqua of Australia and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in the women's doubles final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York, September 13, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

The mother (C) of Shwetang Patel is comforted during his funeral procession in Ahmedabad, India, August 30, 2015. An Indian court in Gujarat state ordered crime investigators on Friday to investigate the death of 32-year old Patel, who allegedly died in police custody after he was taken away by the police during a protest. According to family members, Patel was picked up by police from his home in Bapunagar area after violence broke out in the state following a mammoth rally by the powerful Patel community seeking reserved jobs and education places. REUTERS/Amit Dave 

India's Saina Nehwal returns a shot to Spain's Carolina Marin during their women's finals badminton match at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

Spain's Carolina Marin returns a shot to India's Saina Nehwal during their women's finals badminton match at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

Spain's Carolina Marin returns a shot to India's Saina Nehwal during their women's finals badminton match at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside 

Spain's Carolina Marin hits a return to India's Saina Nehwal during their women's finals badminton match at the BWF World Championships in Jakarta, August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Beawiharta 

Relatives weep during the funeral procession of a civilian, Bilal Ahmad Bhat, at Padgampora village in Pulwama district, south of Srinagar, August 12, 2015. Bhat was killed on Tuesday after Indian security forces allegedly opened fire on protesters who were protesting against the killings of two suspected militants in an encounter with Indian security forces, local media reported. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 

Kashmiri villagers watch the funeral procession of a civilian, Bilal Ahmad Bhat, at Padgampora village in Pulwama district, south of Srinagar, August 12, 2015. Bhat was killed on Tuesday after Indian security forces allegedly opened fire on protesters who were protesting against the killings of two suspected militants in an encounter with Indian security forces, local media reported. REUTERS/Danish Ismail 

Kiran Bala, wife of Amarjit Kumar, a shopkeeper who was killed in a gunfight, weeps at her residence on the outskirts of Dinanagar town in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India, July 27, 2015. Indian police overcame a group of gunmen dressed in military fatigues on Monday after a 12-hour battle that ended in the small-town police station near the border with Pakistan, and at least nine people were killed. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Female students sit in the playground of Shahaji Nagar Municipal Hindi School at Cheeta Camp area in Mumbai, February 24, 2015. As India grapples to stem rising violence against women, activists say classes like these - which confront traditional gender roles and challenge sexism amongst the youth - are key to changing attitudes and curbing widespread gender abuse. Picture taken February 24, 2015. To match Thomson Reuters Foundation Feature story INDIA-GENDER/EDUCATION REUTERS/Nita Bhalla 

A man shields himself from a woman playfully beating him with a stick during "Lathmar Holi" at Barsana in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, February 27, 2015. In a Holi tradition unique to Barsana, men sing provocative songs to gain the attention of women, who then "beat" them with bamboo sticks called "lathis". Holi, also known as the Festival of Colours, heralds the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY) 

Students from various colleges holding placards as they shout slogans during rally against gender discrimination and violence towards women in Mumbai December 10, 2014. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION CRIME LAW) 

The veiled mother of one of the two teenage girls, who were raped and hanged from a tree, walks along with policemen at Budaun district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh May 31, 2014. India's new Home Minister Rajnath Singh weighed in on Friday in a grisly case in which two teenage girls were raped and hanged from a tree this week in Uttar Pradesh, as public anger and political controversy over the attack gain momentum. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Students hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the recent killings of two girls, in New Delhi May 30, 2014. Indian police have arrested one man and are looking for four other suspects after the two teenage girls were gang-raped and then hanged from a tree in a village in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Villagers from Muslim communities affected by ethnic violence weep at a relief camp in Narayanguri village in Baksa district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam May 4, 2014. India deployed troops in Assam on Saturday after more than 30 Muslims were gunned down in three days of what police said were attacks by Bodo tribal militants, who resent the presence of settlers they claim are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Police on Sunday said the death toll from the Assam attacks now stood at 34 after they found the bodies of two 30-year-old women floating in the Beki river near Narayanguri village, where the worst of the attacks took place. Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial front-runner in India's mammoth general election, on Sunday reiterated his strong stance against illegal immigrants, just days after a wave of sectarian killings in the north-eastern state of Assam. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION) 

Villagers from Muslim communities affected by ethnic violence weep at a relief camp in Narayanguri village in Baksa district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam May 4, 2014. India deployed troops in Assam on Saturday after more than 30 Muslims were gunned down in three days of what police said were attacks by Bodo tribal militants, who resent the presence of settlers they claim are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Police on Sunday said the death toll from the Assam attacks now stood at 34 after they found the bodies of two 30-year-old women floating in the Beki river near Narayanguri village, where the worst of the attacks took place. Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial front-runner in India's mammoth general election, on Sunday reiterated his strong stance against illegal immigrants, just days after a wave of sectarian killings in the north-eastern state of Assam. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION) 

Four-year-old Taslima Khatun, who was injured in an attack, is being comforted by her grandfather inside a hospital in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati May 2, 2014. Suspected tribal rebels in India shot dead 11 Muslims, including two women, in attacks in the northeastern tea-growing state of Assam where tension has run high during an election, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST) 

An Indian policewoman tries to detain Kashmiri lawmaker Sheikh Abdul Rashid (C), president of Awami Ittihad Party (AIP), a pro-India party, along with supporters during a protest in Srinagar February 9, 2014. Authorities imposed restrictions across Srinagar as separatists called for a three-day shutdown to demand the remains of Mohammad Afzal Guru, a Kashmiri man who was executed on February 9, 2013, for an attack on India's parliament in 2001, local media reported on Sunday. REUTERS/Danish Ismail (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Supporters of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are stopped by police outside the residence of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during a protest in New Delhi October 8, 2013. Hundreds of BJP female supporters held a protest on Tuesday against the government for its failure to protect the lives of women in the city, according to protesters. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Police detain demonstrators during a protest in front of the secretariat building in Guwahati city in the northeastern Indian state of Assam October 1, 2013. Hundreds of demonstrators on Tuesday held a protest demanding permanent land settlement for the indigenous people of Assam living in the city, the demonstrators said. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) 

A student dressed as 10-headed demon king Ravana is helped by others as they participate in a march against sexual harassment and violence against women in Mumbai September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION) 

A student dressed as Hindu goddess Kali, the goddess of power, participates in a march against sexual harassment and violence against women in Mumbai September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)