An identifiable crisis exists in India because criminal acts such as rape are used as methods of retaliation between castes. In the article, Fontanella-Khan states when the police can’t be relied on to resolve disputes, rape often becomes a means of retribution. This has been apparent in Hindu-Muslim riots as well as in inter-caste conflict.
The cultural inferiority of a specific caste influences the actions of police and government resulting in crimes being ignored