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新德里轮奸案引发女性担忧 三周前发生在印度首都新德里的轮奸案让很多女性比以往更加担忧自己的人身安全，各类防身术课程和辣椒防狼喷雾的需求剧增。 ? After nearly three weeks of lurid（可怕的） reporting on a horrifying gang rape in New Delhi, women in the Indian capital say they are more anxious than ever, leading to a surge in interest in self-defense classes. ? New Delhi has long been known as the rape capital of India, with more than twice as many cases in 2011 as the commercial hub Mumbai, and special care is taken by most women when traveling at night or on public transportation. ? But the gang rape on Dec 16, in which a 23-year-old student was repeatedly violated on a moving bus and assaulted with an iron bar, has brought concern to new levels amid increased focus on the citys safety record. ? Self-defense trainer Anuj Sharma said he has fielded a flurry of calls from concerned women interested in taking classes at his training institute in south New Delhi. ? There has been a certain surge in the level of demand for services like self-defense and personal protective training, Sharma said at a class in a school hall, echoing comments from other martial-arts experts in the city. ? In the classes, Sharma teaches her basic self-defense, including how to squirm free from the grip of an attacker and disable them with a punch or kick to the groin（腹股沟）. ? Across the sprawling city of 16 million, shopkeepers say sales of pepper spray and rape alarms are up, while many young women report that relatives have become more concerned than ever about their welfare. ? One newspaper reported this week that women had started coming forward to apply for gun licenses. ? In the outsourcing industry, rocked by a rape and murder of an employee late at night in 2005, some companies have begun providing extra security to female employees who work late shifts. ? After the New Delhi incident, we ensure that at least one security guard is present in our late-night cabs, said Anurag Mathur, a human resources executive of a New Delhi-based company. ? A survey published