GUWAHATI: Assam continues to be unsafe for girls, with no less than three,009 rape circumstances and 17,106 circumstances of violence towards ladies registered for the reason that Sarbananda Sonowal government took fee in 2016. The revelation came all over the continued assembly consultation on Monday in accordance with a query about crime towards ladies within the state.
"After the BJP-led government came to power, at least 1,552 rape cases were registered in the state in 2016-17. Some 1457 rape cases were recorded between January 2017 and January 2018," parliamentary affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary mentioned. He added that no less than nine ladies had been killed after being raped all over the period of time.
Official figures reveal that towards the 3,009 rape circumstances reported, just one,786 individuals have been arrested and chargesheets issued towards 1,697. However, best 76 have been convicted so far. Besides, 8,771 incidents of violence towards ladies had been registered in 2016-17. The determine went down quite to eight,335 from January, 2017 to January, 2018. A complete of four,794 ladies had been kidnapped between 2016-17 and four,314 closing year.
Patowary, replying on behalf of Sonowal who could also be the house minister of the state, added that five 'One Stop Centres' to support ladies affected by violence in Asaam. They intention to facilitate get right of entry to to an built-in vary of services together with medical support, police assistance, legal support, psycho-social counseling and temporary support services to ladies affected by violence. In Assam, Kamrup (Metro), Nagaon, Jorhat, Kokrajhar and Cachar district have those centres.
"Assam Police have prepared a standard operation procedure (SOP) in local language to address crimes against women. State police have been directed to take prompt action to women and children vulnerable during natural disasters," the minister mentioned.
The state has been witnessing an overly high fee of crime towards ladies within the country for fresh years. According to National Crime Records Bureau data, Assam has the second best crime fee within the country in 2016 in the case of crime towards ladies. Against the national reasonable of 53.6%, Assam registered mammoth 131.three% of crime fee towards ladies. Crime fee is calculated as crime consistent with one lakh of population.
"After the BJP-led government came to power, at least 1,552 rape cases were registered in the state in 2016-17. Some 1457 rape cases were recorded between January 2017 and January 2018," parliamentary affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary mentioned. He added that no less than nine ladies had been killed after being raped all over the period of time.
Official figures reveal that towards the 3,009 rape circumstances reported, just one,786 individuals have been arrested and chargesheets issued towards 1,697. However, best 76 have been convicted so far. Besides, 8,771 incidents of violence towards ladies had been registered in 2016-17. The determine went down quite to eight,335 from January, 2017 to January, 2018. A complete of four,794 ladies had been kidnapped between 2016-17 and four,314 closing year.
Patowary, replying on behalf of Sonowal who could also be the house minister of the state, added that five 'One Stop Centres' to support ladies affected by violence in Asaam. They intention to facilitate get right of entry to to an built-in vary of services together with medical support, police assistance, legal support, psycho-social counseling and temporary support services to ladies affected by violence. In Assam, Kamrup (Metro), Nagaon, Jorhat, Kokrajhar and Cachar district have those centres.
"Assam Police have prepared a standard operation procedure (SOP) in local language to address crimes against women. State police have been directed to take prompt action to women and children vulnerable during natural disasters," the minister mentioned.
The state has been witnessing an overly high fee of crime towards ladies within the country for fresh years. According to National Crime Records Bureau data, Assam has the second best crime fee within the country in 2016 in the case of crime towards ladies. Against the national reasonable of 53.6%, Assam registered mammoth 131.three% of crime fee towards ladies. Crime fee is calculated as crime consistent with one lakh of population.
3,000 rape cases in Assam since 2016
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