No Ladies’ nights please: Delhi Police’s bizarre plan to make Hauz Khas Village safe for women

Victim-shaming is one of the worst aspects of rape culture and a major hurdle in combatting the menace but it seems like we are just not ready to move on from that hang-up.

After a Twitter user shared a story about men looking to abduct girls near Hauz Khas village, the police think the solution is to prevent women from drinking.

According to an article in the Nav Bharat Times (NBT), Delhi Police has deemed that such parties disrupt law and order and have asked pubs to end ‘ladies’ nights’.

Instead of focussing on improving the law-and-order situation and deterring would-be rapists, the Delhi Police, in all its infinite wisdom has instead decided to target adults who would like to let their hair down.

The NBT report quotes South Delhi’s DCP Ishwar Singh as saying that some pubs and bars in Hauz Khas Village host night parties for women on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and that hampers the ‘law and order’ situation in the area. He said that all establishments would be asked to not host such parties. 

Women complaint of alleged Hauz Khas molestation by miscreants.
"We want security"
Delhi Police: Okay
"Lets Ban ladies night in Hauz Khas"

— Kumauni (@tterIndia) July 8, 2017

Open social feeds, reads 'Delhi Police plans to ban Ladies' Night to stop rapes'. Switches off phone and wishes for the world to burn. #fml

— Japleen Pasricha (@japna_p) July 8, 2017

I have no idea how stopping ladies night in Delhi could be helpful in preventing rapes, how does this work?

— S Aadeetya (@aadee_ram) July 8, 2017

Convenient move no? Rapes happen because women are out after 6 and drink. Khatam kardo problem, ban ladies night! https://t.co/VLXkzmfleE

— Vivek (@ivivek_nambiar) July 8, 2017