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Every hour, two women raped in India
Shemin Joy
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Every 60 minutes, two women
are raped in this country.
What is more horrendous is that 133 elderly women were
sexually assaulted last year, according to the latest report
prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
A total of 20,737 cases of rape were reported last year
registering a 7.2 per cent increase over the previous year,
with the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh becoming the
"rape capital" of the country by topping the list of such
incidents.
Going by the NCRB statistics, two women are raped in the
country every hour.
Madhya Pradesh (3,010) accounted for 14.5 percent of the
total cases, with the eastern state of West Bengal following
with 2,106 such incidents. Records of high incidence in other
states are Uttar Pradesh (1,648), Bihar (1,555) and Rajasthan
(1,238).
The national capital had 598 cases in which 602 women
were sexually assaulted.
In its report 'Crime in India - 2007', the NCRB noted
that offenders were known to the victims in as many as 19,188
cases (92.5 percent) that included 6,902 incidents in which
neighbours were involved.
Parents or close family members were involved in 405
cases while in 1,448 cases relatives were involved.
"Everywhere in this country, over 90 percent of the
victims are raped by person known to them," a senior police
official said.
Women in the age-group of 18 to 30 years were the largest
chunk among the victims (11,984) followed by 3,530 victims in
the age-group of 30-50 years.
While 617 victims were below the age of 10 years, 4,507
were between 10 and 18 years, the report said.
A total of 1,85,312 incidents of crime against women
were reported in the country as compared to 1,64,765 in 2006,
recording an increase of 12.5 percent.
The southern state of Andhra Pradesh was at the top of
the list of crime against women accounting for 13.3 percent of
such incidents recorded in the country followed by northern
state Uttar Pradesh with 11.3 percent.
Molestation and sexual cases also increased by 5.8 and
9.9 percent last year.
Madhya Pradesh, which had the highest number of rape
cases, registered a record 6,772 incidents out of a total of
36,617 molestation cases followed by Andhra Pradesh (4406
cases).
Andhra Pradesh shared the dubious distinction of
having the largest number of 3,316 sexual harassment cases
followed by Uttar Pradesh which had 2,882 cases. Total mumber
of such cases in the country was 10,950.
Respect for women seem to be the most worst in Andhra
Pradesh which accounted for 83.5 per cent of cases under
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act of total
cases across the country. Out of a total 1,200 such cases,
Andhra had registered 1,005 incidents in this regard.
There was a 20.3 percent increase in cases of torture
by husband and relatives with Andhra Pradesh again leading the
pack with 11,335 cases out of the 62,128 incidents. West
Bengal and Rajasthan were not far behind in torturing women
registering 9,900 and 8,170 cases respectively.
According to the report, one-fourth of the dowry death
cases were reported from Uttar Pradesh (2,076 cases). Bihar
came second in this list with 1,172 cases while the national
capital has 138 dowry deaths last year. PTI SJY
PMR
NNNN
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Every 60 minutes, two women
are raped in this country.
What is more horrendous is that 133 elderly women were
sexually assaulted last year, according to the latest report
prepared by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
A total of 20,737 cases of rape were reported last year
registering a 7.2 per cent increase over the previous year,
with the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh becoming the
"rape capital" of the country by topping the list of such
incidents.
Going by the NCRB statistics, two women are raped in the
country every hour.
Madhya Pradesh (3,010) accounted for 14.5 percent of the
total cases, with the eastern state of West Bengal following
with 2,106 such incidents. Records of high incidence in other
states are Uttar Pradesh (1,648), Bihar (1,555) and Rajasthan
(1,238).
The national capital had 598 cases in which 602 women
were sexually assaulted.
In its report 'Crime in India - 2007', the NCRB noted
that offenders were known to the victims in as many as 19,188
cases (92.5 percent) that included 6,902 incidents in which
neighbours were involved.
Parents or close family members were involved in 405
cases while in 1,448 cases relatives were involved.
"Everywhere in this country, over 90 percent of the
victims are raped by person known to them," a senior police
official said.
Women in the age-group of 18 to 30 years were the largest
chunk among the victims (11,984) followed by 3,530 victims in
the age-group of 30-50 years.
While 617 victims were below the age of 10 years, 4,507
were between 10 and 18 years, the report said.
A total of 1,85,312 incidents of crime against women
were reported in the country as compared to 1,64,765 in 2006,
recording an increase of 12.5 percent.
The southern state of Andhra Pradesh was at the top of
the list of crime against women accounting for 13.3 percent of
such incidents recorded in the country followed by northern
state Uttar Pradesh with 11.3 percent.
Molestation and sexual cases also increased by 5.8 and
9.9 percent last year.
Madhya Pradesh, which had the highest number of rape
cases, registered a record 6,772 incidents out of a total of
36,617 molestation cases followed by Andhra Pradesh (4406
cases).
Andhra Pradesh shared the dubious distinction of
having the largest number of 3,316 sexual harassment cases
followed by Uttar Pradesh which had 2,882 cases. Total mumber
of such cases in the country was 10,950.
Respect for women seem to be the most worst in Andhra
Pradesh which accounted for 83.5 per cent of cases under
Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act of total
cases across the country. Out of a total 1,200 such cases,
Andhra had registered 1,005 incidents in this regard.
There was a 20.3 percent increase in cases of torture
by husband and relatives with Andhra Pradesh again leading the
pack with 11,335 cases out of the 62,128 incidents. West
Bengal and Rajasthan were not far behind in torturing women
registering 9,900 and 8,170 cases respectively.
According to the report, one-fourth of the dowry death
cases were reported from Uttar Pradesh (2,076 cases). Bihar
came second in this list with 1,172 cases while the national
capital has 138 dowry deaths last year. PTI SJY
PMR
NNNN
