NEW DELHI, India - Delhi Police figures yet again show that
the city is unsafe for women. Data of the first four months of this
year show that six rapes and 14 molestation cases have been reported
every day. Police, however, claim to have solved almost 90% of the cases.
According to a recent compilation of data by Delhi Police as reported by the Times of India,
616 rapes and 1,336 molestation cases were registered between January 1
and April 30.
36% increase in rape cases compared with around 450
cases registered in the same period last year.
Cases of molestation recorded in the same corresponding period show a similar rise with over 1,000 registered cases.
Police said over 89% cases of rape and molestation reported in the first four months had been solved and the accused arrested.
In 2013, a total of 1,559 rape and 3,347 molestation cases were
registered as compared with 680 rape and 653 incidents of molestation in
2012.
Additional commissioner of police (crime branch), Ashok Chand said
the increase in the number of cases against women was due to police
following the “zero tolerance policy”. “Every case against women is
being registered on a priority basis.”
According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Delhi registered
the highest 568 cases of rape in the country followed by 218 in Mumbai
in 2011.
Delhi, which earned the infamous tag of “rape capital”, saw street
campaigns, especially by the young, in 2012 after a 23-year-old
physiotherapy intern was gang-raped by six people, including a minor,
and died later of grievous injuries.
Following the shocking incident, Delhi Police took several steps to ensure safety of women.
Another senior police officer said data had shown that in 90% of
cases people known to the victims were involved, while a small
percentage were committed by strangers.
“In most of the rape and molestation cases, the accused were known to
the victim and this makes prevention of such crimes comparatively more
difficult.”
Counting the steps taken by Delhi Police for women’s safety,
additional deputy commissioner Varsha Sharma said, “a special police
unit for women and children is already in place to handle women-related
cases in all 11 districts.
A mobile women police team is also available round the clock to help women in distress.
Source: Agencies
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