Despite the global attention on the anti-harassment movement, India still has miles to cover on the prospects of safety of women in domestic and work places.

In India, a woman is sexually harassed every twelve minutes.

An increase in sexual harassment cases being reported is a trend India has witnessed for a number of years. Reported cases increased by 54 percent between 2014 and 2017.

The government said that there has been an increase in complaints of sexual harassment.

The data showed a total number of 539, 570 and 965 cases were registered in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively.