Zeitschrift für Kunst- und Sozialwissenschaften

Crime against Women and Its Suppression in Punjab during 1861 to 1919: With Special Reference to Female Infanticide, Trafficking of Women, Prostitution and Sati

Abstract

Mandeep Kaur

The condition of women continued to deteriorate from post Vedic period till the Medieval period and it became worst during the advent of British in Punjab. There was nothing which could be said as the rights of women and women empowerment. Many crimes were committed against her. In the present work the crimes of female infanticide, trafficking of women, prostitution and Sati in the province of Punjab have been discussed during 1861 to 1919, along with the endeavors made by the British in this period to suppress these crimes. The causes which led to the commission of such crimes have been also discussed in this work.