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Oct 9 2008, Ranbir Dahiya

Where WE Stand?
A...30 Million Women are missing in India
One RAPE every 54 minutes
One molestation every 20 minutes
One kidnapping/ abduction in every 45 minutes
Women teasing act every 5 minutes
One dowry death in 1hr 30 minutes
One act of...

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