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Close the Park to Women or Make It Safe for Them?

A series of assaults in September 2026, including the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in a Delhi park by men posing as policemen and attacks on young couples in Bihar's Jamui and Samastipur, has revived debate on whether the state protects women by restricting them or by securing public spaces. An editorial critiques the persistent "protective paternalism" in dealing with gender-based violence, arguing that the state must…