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“After reaching the national capital, we will form a national alliance and work for this cause in association with various stakeholders,” Sheikh said. “After I escaped from the clutches of the rapist, police did not accept my complaint for four days. In the absence of any legal action, the survivors do not report the matter. As if this was not enough, my husband, parents and children all left me to die alone. The rate of conviction is a dismal 9.2 per cent and 6.2 per cent in cases of crime against children and women, respectively.“There is need for stronger action to deter perpetrators..