A whopping 1,121 rape cases were registered in the city in the first eight months of this year, the highest in the last 13 years.
The police see this rise in the number of cases as a good sign, saying that more cases are now being reported which was not the case earlier and a number of efforts have been taken to ensure women’s safety in the city after the December 16 gangrape case.
The number of reported cases which stands at 1,121, till August 31, is more than double than last year’s figure of 468 in the same period.
As per data of National Crime Record Bureau, in 2011, the number of registered rape cases were 572, while 507 rape cases were reported in 2010. The figure stood at 469 in 2009.
Calling it a good sign that now more cases are being reported which was not the case earlier, a senior police official said, “The rise in the number of reported cases means that now women are coming forward and reporting such incidents. Earlier, cases went unreported as women were afraid of contacting police and also the social stigma which came with it.
“Today, complaints are recorded verbatim and FIRs are filed simply on the basis of the women’s complaint without raising any issue. This has caused significant rise in the number of registered cases but we are not deterred by it,” he said.
He claimed that more than 80 per cent of the perpetrators are arrested within the first week.
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BJP sets up committee for poll rallies
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, Sept. 11
Delhi BJP has set up a four-member-committee under former city unit president Vijender Gupta that will be responsible for organising the rallies of senior party leaders during campaigning for Assembly polls.
The campaigning will formally kickstart on September 29 with the rally of BJP’s chief campaigner and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the city.
While Satish Upadhyay will head the media committee, Tilak Raj Kataria, Virendra Sachdeva and two others will look after booth organisation.