4 rapes or gang rapes daily in Jan-Sep in Bihar, says data

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Patna: Four cases of rape or gang rape have been recorded daily in Bihar from January 2020 till September, with police stations in 43 police districts of the state registering a total of 1,106 such cases, sources in the Police Department said.

As per the data accessed by IANS, June witnessed a maximum of 152 cases, July 149 cases and August 139 cases. As per the data, 88 cases were registered in January, 105 in February, 129 in March, 82 in April, 120 in May, and 142 in September.

 
Besides rape and gang-rape incidents, 6 to 7 cases of eve-teasing and molestation or blackmailing are also registered in different police stations of Bihar.

A senior police officer in Patna opined that rape or gang rape was also a social issues, apart from criminal aspect. “Hence, we have directed the SPs of all districts to initiate social campaigns, especially in rural areas, to educate the youth about the crime,” he said.

According to officials, nearly 1,800 online complaints have been registered with the police control room. The officer said that 90 per cent of the complaints are not converted into FIRs, which is the harsh reality in Bihar.

“During police investigations, victims hesitate to come forward to register the FIR and pursue the cases due to social issues. Also, known persons or relatives are the accused in majority of such cases. Despite such situations, we do counselling of each victim of eve-teasing, molestation, or rape. It’s up to the victims whether to pursue the case or not,” said Pramila Kumari,” Project Manager, women helpline.

Among the rape and gang-rape cases reported in recent times was the one in which a 15-year-old Dalit girl of Peero village in Bhojpur district was allegedly violated by our youths on December 15 after she went to a river bank.

Her family alleged that the accused not only brutalised her but their kin also physically assaulted them and made caste-related remarks. Moreover, local police delayed medical examination of the victim.

On December 9, a 16-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang-raped in Banka district. On October 19, three men gang-raped a 19-year-old woman in Bihar’s Kishanganj district.

“We have put police on high alert in cases of crimes against women. We have directed police officers to register FIRs as soon as possible and provide all possible support and counselling to the victims, apart from cracking the cases,” Banka SP Arvind Gupta.

“In case of the gang rape of 16-year-old girl, we immediately constituted a team to conduct raids at different hideout of the accused and cracked the case within a few days,” Gupta said.

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These are just reported cases ...in states like bihar , the unreported cases are several times more than reported ones . 

Horrible place for women 

[Pappu_Packitmaar]

From none to 1000 cases being reported...

People needs to get empowered, need to be aware of their rights and procedures. Enlightenment is the only way out...or else Bihar will be Bihar for ever..

[Ryzen_renoir]

4 minutes ago, Pappu_Packitmaar said:

From none to 1000 cases being reported...

People needs to get empowered, need to be aware of their rights and procedures. Enlightenment is the only way out...or else Bihar will be Bihar for ever..

It's the police culture over there , RJD time lo IAS officer wife ni rape chesina report chesina case file cheyaledhu , you can understand how bad it is for common people over there .

Ippudu kooda aa culture poledhu , media is also afraid to report due to revenge by government

[Sachin200]

https://www.indiatoday.in/diu/story/india-s-10-most-dangerous-states-for-women-uttar-pradesh-rajasthan-hathras-1727981-2020-10-03

India's rape pandemic

Of the total reported rape cases in India, four out of five rape victims are from these 10 states - Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Assam, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha and Delhi - the latest available data of NCRB shows.

The number of total reported rape cases in these 10 states has almost doubled in the last 10 years - from 12,772 in 2009 to 23,173 in 2019. The rest 26 states have reported almost the same numbers as they did in 2009.

On average, the rape vulnerability of women in India has increased almost four folds over the last 10 years. In 2009, while nearly three women were raped every day in these states, this number went up to 11 for these 10 states in 2019.

Rajasthan is the worst state for women with a staggering 295 per cent rise in the reported rape cases in the last 10 years. While the state reported 1,519 rape cases in 2009, it went up to 5,997 cases in 2019 - a four-time increase, NCRB data shows.

Kerala is the second poor performer on this list. The state has reported 1,455 more cases in the last 10 years. The number of recorded rape cases increased by 256 per cent in the state - from 568 in 2009 to 2,023 in 2019.

The third most hostile state for women in India is its capital - Delhi - with a three-fold increase in the cases over the 10-year period. Though reported cases in Delhi has been much lower among the 10 states, the increase is of 167 per cent - from 469 rape cases in 2009 to 1,253 cases in 2019.