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Despite dip in crime this year, 4 rape, 7 kidnapping, 7 molestation & 10 dowry cases in Haryana every day

Despite the tall claims of better law and order in Haryana by the police department, the state continues to witness crime against women which is a matter of serious concern. Though officials defend the department by saying that the crime got decreased in the first 9 months in the current year as compared to the […]

Despite the tall claims of better law and order in Haryana by the police department, the state continues to witness crime against women which is a matter of serious concern.

Though officials defend the department by saying that the crime got decreased in the first 9 months in the current year as compared to the year 2019 during the same period, it is pertinent to mention that as many as 8,307 cases of crime against women are reported in the state during the first 9 months. This means that more than 30 cases are reported per day on an average in several categories including rape, attempt to rape, dowry, molestation, harassment, domestic violence and kidnapping, etc.

Before this year, the state continued to witness a spurt in all kinds of crime, particularly against women, reveals the National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB data revealed that a total of 10,762 crime cases were reported in 2016 followed by 11371, 14326 and 14683 cases in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.

“The police department is committed to maintain law and order in the state and it resulted in the decreased crime in this year,” said Manoj Yadav, DGP, Haryana. Besides, the department played a crucial role to deal with corona, he added.

It is worth mentioning that the lockdown was in force at least for two months this year resulting in fewer activities of crime across the state.

The people were asked to stay at home and a ban was imposed on the same during the pandemic. It is considered one of the factors responsible for decreasing crime. The data represented in the recent Assembly session also revealed that a total of 1,126 rape cases were reported while 7 incidents of a rape attempt continue to surface every day on an average across the state. Apart from this, seven cases of molestation also took place raising questions on the functioning of the police department. It indicates that the police fail to tighten the noose around the criminals.

A total of 1,856 cases have been reported in the given period. Women are not safe in the state at public places as many as 1914 incidents of kidnapping were reported. Women are not safe at workplaces as 1,856 incidents of molestation with women at the workplace occurred raising their safety issue. Apart from this, a total of 2,725 cases of dowry are reported in Haryana which constitutes 10 incidents every day.

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