18% fall in rape cases
Chandigarh, July 10 – The stepped-up and round-the-clock vigil by Haryana Police personnel has seen a sharp drop of 20.46 per cent in incidents of crime against women during the first six months of 2020 in comparison to the corresponding period of 2019. The rape cases show a reduction of 18.18 per cent, while the kidnapping/abduction cases fell by 27.41 per cent.
In the first half of the year between January and June, there has also been a high solving rate in crime against women. Around 99 per cent cases of rape, 85.33 per cent of kidnapping and 96.63 per cent cases of molestation were successfully worked out.
Disclosing this here today, Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana, Sh. Manoj Yadava said that Haryana has seen a sharpest decline in crime against women with a total of 4893 cases pertaining to rape, molestation, kidnapping, eve-teasing etc. registered between January and June 2020, compared to 6152 cases in corresponding period of year 2019.
The DGP said that though, overall crime saw a significant decline over the past six months, cases of rape in first half of 2020, saw a decrease by 18.18 per cent in comparision to the previous year. In total, 657 rape cases were reported between January and June 2020 as compared to 803, last year. Cases registered under POCSO Act also fell from 850 to 756, a dip of 11.05 per cent.
During the same period, the cases of kidnapping/abduction of women have also witnessed a sharpest fall of 27.41 per cent. The total number of such cases dropped to 1152 in 2020 from 1587 reported in the same period in previous year.
Similarly, the cases of molestation of women dropped by 7.99 per cent as 1128 cases were reported in the first half of 2020 in comparison to 1226 in corresponding period of 2019. The cases of cruelty to women under section 498A of Indian Penal Code also went down by 552 cases, from 2140 to 1588 during the same period, a fall of 25.79 per cent.
Sh. Yadava said that overall crime rate has also reduced due to increased patrolling and close monitoring by police personnel who are working relentlessly for the safety and security of every citizen. New initiatives, presence of police, certain restrictions together with reduced scope of movement due to COVID-19 lockdown also contributed to the fall of crime against women. We are continuously trying to ensure technology driven preventive measures to ensure safety of women and children in the State. It is hoped that this trend will continue in the remaining period of 2020, he added.
