Rape cases don’t stop in India

Data from the National Crime Record Bureau states that in India, on average, 80 murders and 91 rapes were reported every day in 2018

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report states that in India, on average, 91 women filed rape complaints every day in 2018. According to statistics, India is still not safe for women. In 2012, thousands of people, angered by the case of the heinous rape and murder of a paramedic student in a moving bus in New Delhi, took to the streets demanding justice. After the “Nirbhaya” scandal, strict laws and expedited courts were required in cases of sexual violence in the country. After that the laws on violence against women in the country were tightened, but violence against women still continues unabated.

According to the NCRB, women reported about 33,356 cases of rape in 2018. A year ago, in 2017, 32,559 cases of rape were recorded, while in 2016 the number was 38,947. On the other hand, according to NCRB data, the conviction rate for those convicted of rape in the country is only 27.2%. The conviction rate for inmates in 2017 was 32.2%. NCRB data shows that the number of crimes against murder, kidnapping and crimes against women has increased in the past year. According to 2018 data, an average of 80 people are killed every day in the country. With this 289 kidnappings and 91 cases of rape are reported.

Complaint by rights groups

Women’s rights groups say violence against women is often taken less seriously and shows a lack of sensitivity in investigating police cases. Lalita Kumaramangalam, former president of the National Commission for Women, says: “Men are still leading the country. Things will not change with the presence of one woman, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Many judges are still men.” Kumaramangalam says there are very few forensic laboratories in the country and that the number of judges in the fast courts is lower.

The case of the rape of a 17-year-old teenager in BJP deported MLA Kuldeep Singh has caught the attention of the nation. The teenage victim accused the police of failing to act and as the case progressed, the case was transferred to Delhi and Kuldeep Singh Sengar was sentenced to life in prison. In 2015, the Center for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore, found their study that expedited courts are really fast but don’t handle too many cases. A 2016 study by Delhi-based Partners for Law in Development found that expedited courts still take an average of 8.5 months to resolve cases, which is more than four times the recommended duration.

Reduction of farmers’ suicides

According to NCRB data, in 2018, 10,349 people linked to agriculture committed suicide across the country. This is 7.7 percent of suicide cases in the country during this period. In 2018, a total of 1.34,516 people committed suicide. In Maharashtra, the maximum number of farmers and farm laborers committed suicide, which is around 3594. While Karnataka is in second place with 2405 peasant suicides. According to the NCRB, in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Goa, no cases of peasant suicide have been reported.

Source: dw.com/hi

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