According to a report published by “Truecaller” in 2020, almost 8 out of 10 women in India receive harassment and inappropriate sexual phone calls at least once a week.
According to Police sources, after Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 was struck down by Supreme Court in the year 2015, cases relating to phone call harassment increased immensely.
The first step that the victim must take is to inform the Police and lodge a complaint in the general diary.
In India, the provisions under which the harasser can be charged are as follows: Section 354A IPC Section 354D IPC Section 506 IPC Section 507 IPC Section 509 IPC
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