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Comment on dresses, rapes twisted: Andhra police chief
Saturday December 31, 2011 11:13:20 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Andhra
Pradesh police chief Dinesh Reddy has blamed some TV news channels
for misinterpreting his comments Friday that hinted at a link
between women's dresses and the increase in number of rape cases.
While replying to a query at a press conference, the police chief
had cited provocative dresses of women as one of the reasons for
the increase in number of rapes.
In a statement issued from the office of the director general of
police (DGP) Friday evening, he said he was hurt as some news
channels misinterpreted his comments.
"Also some of the prominent ladies, knowing very well what type of
person the DGP is, are trying to react out of proportion thinking
the misinterpretation as gospel truth," said the statement, in an
obvious reference to some women's groups condemning his remarks.
The DGP office also released a video clip of his comment at the
conference earlier in the day.
At the conference, he said the dresses which were being worn by
women as present day fashion were provoking men and police had no
control over it. "Otherwise, why in certain schools you are
banning girls from wearing shorts," he asked.
He added that it was a free country and people were free to wear
what they like.
Reddy's remarks evoked strong reactions from women's groups, who
described them as chauvinistic. The groups accused him of
indulging in moral policing.
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