'anti-rape' underwear

Indian engineers invent 'anti-rape' underwear which gives attackers electric shocks and automatically texts police for help

• The clothing sends a text message to police with GPS location
  
• Pressure sensors sewn into bust area designed to detect unwanted force
  
• The garment is capable of delivering up to 82 electric shocks

Anti-rape underwear which delivers a 3,800 kilovolt shock to any would-be attacker has been created by a team of Indian engineering students.

After disabling the assailant, the undergarment has been designed to automatically send a text message to police or family members containing the GPS location of the attempted crime.

Pressure sensors on the garment, sewn in around the bust area, detect unwanted force and trigger the powerful shock. It can deliver up to 82 electric shocks, more than enough to disable any attacker.

Manisha Mohan, who helped develop the product, told The Times of India: 'The lingerie with global positioning system, global system for mobile communications and also pressure sensors is capable of sending shock waves of 3,800 kV as well as alerts to parents and police.

'A person trying to molest a girl will get the shock of his life the moment pressure sensors get activated, and the GPS and GSM modules would send an SMS (to the Indian emergency number) as well as to parents of the girl'.

Details of the device, which were published on the Indian technology website Techpedia, show how the electric shock circuit board, is 'placed near the bosom' after a survey found that attackers usually grab a woman in that area as they initiate a rape attack.

Ms Mohan added: 'Studying in a convent girls school, we were always taught to be good to everyone around and bear a cheerful smile.

'After stepping into the real, cruel world we realized that our smile could not last for long as the threat to our purity and integrity always lingered on.

'Since the law makers take ages to come up with just laws and even after that, women are unsafe. Hence, we have initiated the idea of self-defense which protects the women from domestic, social and workplace harassment.'

India has seen a spate of rapes in recent months including the gang rape and beating of a 23-year-old physiotherapy student who later died.

That case sparked huge protests and widespread condemnation of the government and judiciary for their failure to protect women.

Last month a Swiss Woman was attacked and a British tourist told how she was forced to jump out of her hotel window when a man attempted to attack her.

The surge in violence against women is believed to be having a serious effect on the country's tourism industry.

A recent study found that that in the last three months, the number of foreigners travelling to India has fallen by 25 per cent with the number of female tourists down by 35 per cent.

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Do you think these accessories really help women against sexual assault?

That's great although I am skeptical about its practical use or that it might backfire in case of misuse but with the rise of rapes and molestation in public places, this is a god-send. 👏

I hope something like this can actually work in protecting women - the electric shock sent is a great idea.

Well best is to Hang all rapists no matter what age.

Sounds interesting, although not sure how safe it could be... Wearing any "electronic" object on ones body; esp. underwear next to skin may not be the best idea. Just happy that people are getting aware of it, accepting it as a menace, and willing to find solutions for it! Great step, indeed!

Originally posted by: ipkknd_2011

Sounds interesting, although not sure how safe it could be... Wearing any "electronic" object on ones body; esp. underwear next to skin may not be the best idea. Just happy that people are getting aware of it, accepting it as a menace, and willing to find solutions for it! Great step, indeed!

Well make sure you do not get wet in the rain, or else disaster !

Very much needed Thing.Lets Hope this will Prevent Rapes in india.

but the idea of wearing it as a underwear is quite scary.

Good!!!👍🏼 ... But In India rural/sub-urban/remote places or even cities,women not being able to wear whatever she like...Not being able to walk on the road without being harassed ,...default assumption is that a woman slips away..if unprotected..Come on.., How long one should protect...if one tries to protect something.., s/he has to get rid of it as well..If some one is told thousand and one times that he/she need protection.., it will natural that she/he start to think She really need that imaginary protection...! , a woman is not a child to get lost in wind without directions ..She knows how to read or write or ask for directions...we actually need some strong law, more awareness and education to change mindset...women should also have the freedom to go alone everywhere without any fear ..!

The device seems a bit sketchy. I see a greater possibility of it posing a danger, rather than being a safeguard for women. Nevertheless; the attempt and intent seems genuine, so good on them! Maybe alterations and modifications can lead to a developed product, and women in other countries can make a use of it too - Rapes aren't exclusive to India, and some countries, if not more, need such products just as much.