Cases of crime against women

came down over last one year in UP,

Bihar
Updated: Sep 01, 2016 01:48 IST

The latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) will
give the ruling Grand Alliance in Bihar something to cheer about. Bihar,
often at the receiving end for bad law and order, recorded 13,891 cases of
crime against women as per the NCRB 2015 data released on Tuesday
against 15,383 in 2014. The overall number of crimes against women at the
national level has also declined from 3.3 lakh in 2014 to 3.2 lakh in 2015.

Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra recorded the highest number of
crimes against women according to the NCRB data. Stats show women in the
age group of 18-30 years are the most vulnerable to rape. Rape cases have
also came down over the previous year from 1,127 in 2014 to 1,041 in
2015. Figures reveal that 954 cases of rape in Bihar were committed by
offenders known to the victims. Compared to Bihar, Jharkhand recorded
1,053 cases, Madhya Pradesh 4,391, Maharashtra 4,144 and Haryana 1,070.

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar had countered claims of poor law and
order by describing it to be a perception created by the Opposition. The
state recorded 16,871 cognizable offences against 6,76,086 recorded at the
national level, i.e. 2.5% of the total number.

The state also reported 7,128 cases of kidnapping and 3,178 incidents of
murder in 2015. Of the BJP-ruled states, MP and Maharashtra recorded 6,778
and 8,255 cases of kidnapping respectively, while 2,108 cases of kidnapping
were reported from Gujarat. Neighbouring Jharkhand, however, registered
1,402 kidnapping cases.

However, what is worrying, as per the NCRB data, is that nearly 2,46,905
cases are pending investigation in Bihar, of which 69,946 are a carryover
from the previous year and 1,76,973 are the cases filed in 2015.

Huge relief for UPs Akhilesh govt

Meanwhile, for Uttar Pradesh that has hogged the headlines for all the
wrong reasons recently especially the gang rape in Bulandshahr, the NCRB
data has come as a huge relief for the Akhilesh Yadav-led government that
had been facing flak from the opposition following the Comptroller and
Auditor General (CAG)s report over the spurt in crime against women in UP.

In the report tabled in the Assembly on August 23, CAG said incidents of
crime against women have been increasing consistently over the last five
years and they are much higher compared to the all-India average and most of
the other state.

But NCRB figures released on Tuesday revealed that within a year (2014 to
2015) crime against women in UP is on the wane. Rape cases declined from
3,467 in 2014 to 3,029 in 2015. In 2014, 573 cases of gang rape were
reported against 459 in 2015. Cases of kidnapping and abduction of women
also came down to 10,156 in 2015 from 10,628 in 2014. The cases of
abduction of girls, too, decreased from 2,621 in 2014 to 1,435 cases in 2015.
In 2014, 8,605 cases of assault on women to outrage her modesty were
reported in the state, whereas in 2015, 7,885 cases were registered. But the
sexual harassment graph maintained an upward trend 4,445 cases of sexual
harassment were reported in 2014 whereas in 2015, the cases increased to
5,925.

Stalking has turned out be a major concern for the working women. In 2014,
835 cases were registered which declined to 519 in 2015. In 2014, two cases
of insult to modest of women at public places were reported whereas in 2015,
10 cases had been reported.

On the social crime front, women had relief, too. Cases of cruelty by husband
or relative declined from 10,471 in 2014 to 8,660 in 2015. However, cases of
Dowry Prohibition Act increased from 2,133 in 2014 to 2,766 in 2015.

After the CAG report was submitted, the state government defended the steps
taken by police on the law and order front. State home secretary Kamal
Saxena said according to NCRB data, the rate of crime in UP was less than
the national rate.

The number of crimes reported against women in 2014 was 38,467 whereas
in 2015, it came down to 35,527. Contribution of UP to all-India crime rate
against women in 2015 is 10.9%.

Statistics also reveal that women have been denied instant justice.
Investigation of a large number of cases is pending. The investigation of
38,935 cases of kidnapping and abduction, 30,175 cases of assault on women
with intent to outrage modesty, 51,085 cases of cruelty by husband and 1,618
rape cases are pending.

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