80 per cent Indians support Capital Punishment for Rape: Survey

25 February,2016 03:09 PM IST |   |  A Correspondent

According to the findings of the Inshorts Youth of the Nation Poll 50% think women are more safe in India than other countries


According to the findings of the Inshorts Youth of the Nation Poll, 80% Indians support Capital Punishment for committing rape.

When asked if juveniles should be tried as adults for committing heinous crimes, a whopping 83% respondents agreed while about 11% respondents disagreed and about 6% respondents said they were not informed enough about the issue.

However, when asked if India is more unsafe for women than other countries, about 43% of the respondents said it is indeed more unsafe for women than other countries and about 50% respondents disagreeing with the statement. About 7% respondents said that they were not informed enough to answer on the issue.

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