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Students invent anti-rape underwear

The next time a man in India tries groping a woman, he may very likely be in for a shock -- and not figuratively.

Three budding engineers have invented Society Harnessing Equipment, lingerie that emits up to 82 shocks on an attacker when he gropes the victim's breast, the India Times reports. The technology then alerts authorities and relatives through a GPS system.

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